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green top

green top noun: semi-skimmed milk.

Noun

green top (countable and uncountable, plural green tops)

  1. (UK) Semi-skimmed milk
    • Red top milk is in and green top milk is out, according to Guernsey Dairy, which has seen sales of full fat milk increase by 30% since 2019.2026 March 29, Julia Gregory, “Sales of full fat milk on the rise, say producers”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026
  2. (England, UK, Wales) Unpasteurized full-cream milk.
    • Green-top (untreated raw retail liquid milk) production is closely monitored by on-farm checks.1989, Michael A. Hollingham, Richard W. Howarth, British Milk Marketing and the Common Agricultural Policy: The Origins of Confusion and Crisis, Gower Publishing Company, Limited
  3. (countable) A pitch with abundant visible grass.

Forms of green top

pluralgreen tops

Questions about green top

What does green top mean?
Green top means semi-skimmed milk.
What part of speech is green top?
Green top is a noun.
What is the plural of green top?
The plural of green top is green tops.

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