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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