milk

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English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishmilk,mylk,melk,mulc,fromOld Englishmeolc,meoluc(“milk”),fromProto-West Germanic*meluk,fromProto-Germanic*meluks,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂melǵ-.

Cognates

Cognate withWest Frisianmolke,Dutchmelk,Dutch Low Saxonmelk,GermanMilch,German Low GermanMelk,Yiddishמילך(milkh),Danishmælk,Norwegian Bokmålmjølk,melk,Norwegian Nynorskmjølk,Swedishmjölk,Icelandicmjólk,Faroesemjólk,Albanianmjel(“to milk”),Polishmleko,Russianмолоко́(molokó),Welshblith,Tocharian Amalke,Lithuanianmalkas,Latvianmalks,and possiblyAncient Greekμέλκιον(mélkion).

Noun

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milk(countableanduncountable,pluralmilks)

Aglassof cow's milk.
Adairy cow.Most, but not all, commercial milk production in the Western world, is cow-based.
  2. (uncountable)Awhiteliquidproduced by themammary glandsoffemalemammalsto nourish theiryoung.From certainanimals,especiallycows,it is also calleddairymilk and is a common food forhumansas abeverageor used to produce variousdairy productssuch asbutter,cheese,andyogurt.
    Skyr is a product made of curdledmilk.
    Synonyms:dairy milk,(often implied)cowmilk
    • 2007September 24, Chris Horseman (interviewee), Emily Harris (reporter), “Global Dairy Demand Drives Up Prices”,Morning Edition,National Public Radio
      […]there's going to be that much lessmilkavailable to cover any other uses. Which means whether it's liquidmilkor whether it's [milk that's been turned into] cheese or yogurt, the price gets pulled up right across the board.
    • 2017,Adam Rutherford,A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived,The Experiment,→ISBN,page75:
      In the West it's' fairly normal to drinkmilkin various forms into adulthood.
  4. (uncountable,by extension)A white (or whitish)liquidobtained from avegetablesource such asalmonds,coconuts,oats,rice,and/orsoy beans.
    Synonyms:m*lk,mylk,non-dairy milk,plant milk
    Hyponyms:almond milk,coconut milk,hazelnut milk,hemp milk,oat milk,peanut milk,rice milk,soy milk
    • 2018September 16, Alexandra Spring, “'Milk' mania: why most alternatives aren't great – but camel milk just might be”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:
      Where it does fall down, however, is its nutritional value. While oats are largely a healthy grain to include in your diet, themilkis highly diluted with water, giving it little nutritional value.
    • 2020January 29, Annette McGivney, “Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?”, inThe Guardian‎[3]:
      For environmentally minded consumers, the news is hard to swallow: almondmilkis not healthy for the planet and the popular milk substitute is especially hard on bees.
  5. (countable,informal)An individualservingof milk.
    Table three ordered threemilks.
  6. (countableor invariant)An individualportionof milk, such as found in acreamer,for tea and coffee.
    I take my tea with twomilksand two sugars.
    I take my tea with twomilkand two sugar.
    • 2014,Don Eggspuehler,Teachings From Pop,Author House,→ISBN,page459:
      She just sat there drinking cup after cup of strong coffee, with twomilksand two sugars.
    • 2015,Carolyn Arnold,City of Gold: (Mathew Connor Adventure Series Book 1),Hibbert & Stiles Publishing Inc.,→ISBN:
      Five minutes later, he returned with Justin's large coffee with twomilkand two sweeteners and a black coffee for himself.
    • 2019,Maggie Blackbird,Redeemed: The Matawapit Family Series, #1,eXtasy Books,→ISBN,page349:
      Mrs. Dale huffed up to the counter and fired her battle-axe stare at the attendant. “One medium tea.... Two double-doubles, and one with twomilkand two sweeteners.”
    • 2020,John Mitton,Tedmund and the Murdered Heiress,Page Publishing, Inc,→ISBN:
      She placed on her desk a brown paper bag; it held her breakfast, cream cheese on a toasted bagel and coffee with twomilksand one sugar.
  7. The ripe, undischargedspatof anoyster.
  8. (uncountable,vulgar,slang)Semen.
Usage notes
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Following a 2017European Union(EU) court ruling, the termmilkcannot legally be used to market purely plant-based products (sense 2) in the EU.[2]

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Seemilk/translations § Noun.

Etymology 2

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Milking a cow at an Australian farm in 1912

FromMiddle Englishmilken,fromOld Englishmelcan,fromProto-Germanic*melkaną,ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*h₂melǵ-,the same root as the noun. CompareDutchandGermanmelken,Danishmalke,Norwegianmjølke,alsoLatinmulgeō(“I milk”),Ancient Greekἀμέλγω(amélgō,“I milk”),Albanianmjel(“to milk”),Russianмолоко́(molokó),Lithuanianmélžti,Tocharian Amālk-.

Verb

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milk(third-person singular simple presentmilks,present participlemilking,simple past and past participlemilked)

  1. (transitive)Toexpressmilk from (a mammal, especially acow).
    The farmermilkedhis cows.
  2. (transitive,intransitive)To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
    tomilkwholesome milk from healthy cows
  3. (intransitive,transitive,rare)To secrete (milk) from the breasts or udder.
    • 1890,James George Frazer,The Golden Bough,volume 2, page84:
      The black cowmilkingwhite milk, black hen on the nest laying white eggs.
  4. (transitive)Toexpressaliquidfrom acreature.
    TheAustraliangovernment has a team that regularlymilksvarioussnakesforvenomto use creatingserumsandantivenoms.
  5. (transitive,figurative)To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); toexploit;totake advantage of(something).
    When the audience began laughing, the comedianmilkedthe joke for more laughs.
    • July 21, 1877,"The Block in the Courts" inThe Spectator
      They [the lawyers]milkan unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock.
    • 2018August 27, Daniel Taylor, “Lucas Moura double for Spurs deepens gloom at Manchester United”, inThe Guardian(London)‎[4]:
      If nothing else,José Mourinhocan be grateful there was no mutiny. He still heard his name being sung and at the final whistleOld Traffordwas not too unkind on the manager or his players. Hemilkedit, too, marching over to the Stretford End to thank them for their generosity.
  6. (of an electrical storage battery)To give off smallgasbubblesduring the final part of thechargingoperation.
  7. (transitive,BDSM,vulgar)To masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement or satisfaction of the masturbator rather than the person masturbated.
    Controlledmilkingcan actually establish and consolidate a mistress’s dominance over her sub rather than diminish it.
    Synonym:masturbate
    • 2015,Joyce Snyder,Mistress Pussycat: Adventures with Submissive Men in the World of Femdom,Headpress,→ISBN:
      “No, no, no! When a male is inchas-ti-ty,”(Clive always drew out this word and alsoslavery,emphasizing every syllable to give it extra importance) “he should receive regularmilkingto maintain good hygiene.” (Yet more kinky behavior cloaked as healthy living.) “Milkinghelps flush out the toxins which accumulate within the prostate gland of a chaste male.”
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See also

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References

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  1. ^Arden R. Thorum,Phonetics: A Contemporary Approach(2013), page 107
  2. ^“Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 June 2017”, inEUR-Lex‎[1],2017 June 14:“The term ‘milk’ shall mean exclusively the normal mammary secretion obtained from one or more milkings without either addition thereto or extraction therefrom.”

Anagrams

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Limburgish

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milkf(East Limburgish,Southeast Limburgish)

  1. Veldekespelling ofMele̩k

Middle English

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishmilc, meolc,fromProto-West Germanic*meluk,fromProto-Germanic*meluks.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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milk(pluralmilks)

  1. milk

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Scanian

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsemjǫlk,fromProto-Germanic*meluks.

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Noun

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milkm

  1. milk
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