BEESTINGS
Etymology 1
Noun
beestings pl (plural only)
The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
Synonyms
• beest, colostrum
Etymology 2
Noun
beestings
plural of beesting
Source: Wiktionary
Beest"ings, n.
Definition: Same as Biestings.
Biest"ings, Beest"ings, n. pl. Etym: [OE. bestynge, AS. b, fr. b, beost; akin to D. biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin.]
Definition: The first milk given by a cow after calving. B. Jonson. The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. Newton. (1574).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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