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rotolactor

rotolactor noun: a machine for milking a number of cows one after another by means of a rotating platform.

Noun

rotolactor (plural rotolactors)

  1. A machine for milking a number of cows one after another by means of a rotating platform.
    • The rotolactor has places for 50 cows on its platform. A cow steps on, rides around once, is milked, and steps off, all in 12 minutes.1942, Leo John Brueckner, Foster Earl Grossnickle, Elda Lucille Merton, Arithmetic We Use (volume 6, page 52)

Forms of rotolactor

pluralrotolactors

Origin of rotolactor

Originally a brand name. See roto-, lactate, -or.

Questions about rotolactor

What does rotolactor mean?
Rotolactor means a machine for milking a number of cows one after another by means of a rotating platform.
What part of speech is rotolactor?
Rotolactor is a noun.
What is the plural of rotolactor?
The plural of rotolactor is rotolactors.

Words near rotolactor in the dictionary

  1. rotoids
  2. rotoing
  3. rotoinversion
  4. rotoinversions
  5. Rotokas
  6. rotolactor
  7. rotolactors
  8. rotoli
  9. rotolining
  10. rotolo
  11. rotolos

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