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  • 91cow — cow1 [ kau ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal kept by farmers for its milk or meat. A male cow is called a bull, a female is a cow, and a young cow is a calf. Their meat is called beef. The sound a cow makes is written as moo. a ) the female of some… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 92milk — 1 /mIlk/ noun (U) 1 a white liquid produced by cows or goats that is drunk by people: a bottle of milk | Would you like some milk in your tea? 2 a white liquid produced by female animals and women for feeding their babies 3 a liquid or juice… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 93milk cow — also milking cow noun (C) a cow kept to give milk rather than for meat …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 94milk — milk1 [ mılk ] noun uncount *** 1. ) a white liquid that comes from cows, goats, and sheep, which people drink and use in cooking. Cheese and other foods made from milk are called dairy products: a carton of milk a ) a white liquid that women and …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 95cow — cow1 S2 [kau] n [: Old English; Origin: cu] 1.) a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meat →↑bull 2.) a male or female animal of this type →↑bull ▪ a herd of cows 3.) the female of some large anima …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 96milk — I UK [mɪlk] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) a) a white liquid that comes from cows, goats, and sheep, which people drink and use in cooking. Cheese and other foods made from milk are called dairy products a carton of milk b) a white liquid that… …

    English dictionary

  • 97Cow Island, Maine — For other uses, see Cow Island (Ontario) and Île à Vache. Cow Island is a 26 acre (11 ha) island in Casco Bay, Maine off Great Diamond Island, about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of downtown Portland. A non profit youth development… …

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  • 98milk — [OE] Far back into prehistory, milk traces its ancestry to an Indo European base *melg , which denoted ‘wiping’ or ‘stroking’. The way of obtaining milk from animals is to pull one’s hand down their teats, and so *melg came in due course to be… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 99milk — noun a white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young. ↘the milk of cows (or occasionally goats or ewes) as a drink for humans. ↘the white juice of certain plants, such as the coconut. ↘a creamy …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 100milk — [OE] Far back into prehistory, milk traces its ancestry to an Indo European base *melg , which denoted ‘wiping’ or ‘stroking’. The way of obtaining milk from animals is to pull one’s hand down their teats, and so *melg came in due course to be… …

    Word origins