English Explanatory Dictionary

beestings

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
noun
  1. plural of beesting

Pronunciation

/ˈbiː.stɪŋz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-beestings.wav

Word forms

beestings beastings beistings beistyn biestings bislings bisnings

Etymology

From Old English bȳsting, derived from bēost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.

Synonyms

beest colostrum
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