MILCH

milch

(adjective) giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production; “milch goats, milch camels”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

milch (not comparable)

(dated, of a cow, animal, etc.) Giving milk; in note

(obsolete) Tender; pitiful; weeping.

Usage notes

• Seems to be used in phrases such as milch cow or milch goat.

Source: Wiktionary


Milch, a. Etym: [OE. milche; akin to G. melk, Icel. milkr, mj, and to E. milk. See Milk.]

1. Giving milk; -- now applied only to beasts. "Milch camels." Gen. xxxii. "Milch kine." Shak.

2. Tender; pitiful; weeping. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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