beestings

See also: bee stings

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

beestings pl (plural only)

The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
Synonyms: beest, colostrum
- 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 54:
  He took a jug of ‘beestings’ milk from the press, the milk of a cow that has recently calved, and drank it down in six big gulps.

Alternative forms

beastings, beistings, beistyn, biestings, bisnings

Translations

first milk drawn from an animal — see colostrum

Noun

beestings

plural of beesting

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