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Origin: In the 1500's, a lot of people owned cows and sheep. These are animals that chew their cuds (food that is spit up from the stomach to the mouth and chewed again). It is a long process.
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What is the origin of the idiom These walls have ears?
Palestinian and Persian
What is the origin of the idiom acid tongue in her head?
food
What is the origin of the idiom he will lend a hand?
Meaning he will help you out.
What is the origin of Keep an eye out?
It is just an idiom and has no history.
What is the origin of the idiom- finger in every pie?
The origin of the idiom finger in every pie is unknown. The saying means being involved in a lot of things or knowing about a lot of things.
Do bongos chew their cud?
Yes. Bongos chew their cud.
Do all pig species chew cud?
No. Pigs are not ruminant; none of them chew cud.
Do bison chew cud?
Yes, like the cow, the bison regurgitate their food. Yes, Bison chew cud.
What is cud in French?
"To chew the cud" is "ruminer" "The cud" is "la panse" A cud-chewing animal is "un ruminant"
What do you call the food that a cow brings back to its mouth to chew?
Cud. Cows regergitate grass and it is call cud. Hence cows chew their cud.
Does the Watusi chew its cud?
Yes. The Watusi is a breed of cow, which is a ruminant, which chews cud.
Do elephants chew a cud?
yes =D
Does chickens chew cud or have divided hoofs?
Chickens do not have hooves at all and do not chew their cud. They are however considered to be Kosher animals according to Jewish tradition.
Are pigs kosher?
No. For a land animal to be Kosher it has to have split hooves AND chew its cud. A pig isn't kosher because it doesn't chew it's cud.
Does buffalo chew it's cud and have split hooves?
Yes bison chew their cud and have double-toed hooves like cows.
What mammals have hoofs and chew the curd?
Ruminants, such as cows, sheep, goats, and deer, have hooves and chew cud. Cud is partially digested food that is regurgitated and rechewed to aid in better digestion.
What do cattle chew there cud with?
Saliva and of course their mouths.
