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Definition of Milkings
1. milking [n] - See also: milking
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkings
Literary usage of Milkings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Agriculture by William Penn Brooks (1911)
"It is the percentage of fat, however, more than any other constituent which varies.
(£) The length of time between milkings — It is a quite common ..."
2. A Collection of Acts and Records of Parliament: With Reports of Cases by Henry Gwillim, Charles Ellis (1825)
"... in the several various seasons of the year, when they began their several and
respective milkings as fully mentioned in their answers. ..."
3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"STRIP, л. A long narrow plantation, or belt of trees, Roxb. To STRIP, vn To draw
the after-milkings of cows, SABor. Thisin Galloway is pron. Strib. ..."
4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1895)
"In July, 29 milkings (from July 9th to 27th) were tested in a similar manner.
... During August the tests continued from the 6th to the 30th—40 milkings in ..."
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