UDDER

udder, bag

(noun) mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

udder (plural udders)

An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.

(slang, impolite) A woman's breast.

Anagrams

• dured

Source: Wiktionary


Ud"der, n. Etym: [OE. uddir, AS. uder; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. utar, utiro, Icel. jugr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. udhar. *216. Cf. Exuberant.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma. A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. Shak.

2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.] Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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