lost in thought vs ruminant

lost in thought

adj
  • Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality. 

ruminant

adj
  • Pondering; ruminative. 

  • Chewing cud. 

noun
  • An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer. 

How often have the words lost in thought and ruminant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )