He had acquired the Yankee habit of Ruminating with a small quid of tobacco in his cheek when a good cigar was not between his teeth.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
He, too, found a resting-place, took out his eternal betel-box, and prepared his piece of nut, chewing away contentedly, like some Ruminating animal, and keeping his eyes fixed upon the Reverend Arthur as he busied himself with his plants, cutting, laying open, and making notes.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
Thus Ruminating I came to a bridge.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard