(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:47:26

Ru"men (?), n. [L. rumen, -inis, the throat.]

1. Anat.

The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.

2.

The cud of a ruminant.

 

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