Bible Dictionaries
Chew

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

(2):

(v. t.) To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.

(3):

(n.) That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

(4):

(v. i.) To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chew'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chew.html. 1828.