beestings
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See also: bee stings
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English bȳsting, derived from bēost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.
Noun
beestings pl (plural only)
- The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
- 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 54:
- He took a jug of ‘beestings’ milk from the press, the milk of a cow that has recently calved, and drank it down in six big gulps.
Alternative forms
Translations
first milk drawn from an animal — see colostrum
Etymology 2
Noun
beestings
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