2. Noun. the act by which a cow, etc. is milked. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Milking
1. milk [v] - See also: milk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milking
Literary usage of Milking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1889)
"Cow E, March 14,1889 ifirst of milking, milk). Symptoms same as in No. ...
Cow Q, May 9, 1889 (first of milking). Cough more or less for one year: two spots ..."
2. Modern Farm Buildings: Being Suggestions for the Most Approved Ways of by Alfred Hopkins (1920)
"Everything which the milker touches from the time he dons his milking-suit until
he has finished milking, should be sterilized. In fact, in the strictest ..."
3. Transactions of the Canadian Institute by Royal Canadian Institute, Canadian Institute (1849-1914) (1904)
"his clothes, and invariably wash his hands immediately before milking. The milking
smock should be washed frequently and should be kept, not in the open ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"milking. The secretion of milk is also influenced by the milker and the attitude
of the animal toward him. The milk-ducts in the udder are provided at ..."
5. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl R. Schneider (1997)
"milking characteristics were scarcely different without or with prestimulation,
although oxytocin was released within 30 s after the start of prestimulation ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Milch cows should be "groomed" frequently and udders should always be cleaned
just before milking with a damp cloth. milking should be done quietly. ..."
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