milch cow

English

Etymology

From Middle English melche cow, mylche cowe.

Pronunciation
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Noun

milch cow (plural milch cows)

  1. A cow kept for milking; a dairy cow.
  2. A cow that produces milk (having had at least one calf).
  3. (figurative) A cash cow.
  4. (military, slang) A German WWII submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies and transfer them to other submarines.

Translations
cow kept for milking — see dairy cow
cash cow — see cash cow
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