FOREMILK

colostrum, foremilk

(noun) milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foremilk (countable and uncountable, plural foremilks)

The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.

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Source: Wiktionary


Fore"milk`, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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