The term CATTLE CHEW is composed of four words: CUD (3 letters), CUDS (4 letters), GNAW (4 letters), and CRIB (4 letters). CUD refers to the food that cows and other animals regurgitate and chew again, CUDS are multiple pieces of CUD, GNAW is the act of biting and gnawing something with one's teeth, and CRIB is a manger or feed box where animals eat. Together, these words describe the process of cows and other animals chewing their CUD.