share-milk
share-milk verb: to milk a cow, sheep, goat, etc for human consumption, while allowing the calf, lamb, kid, etc to continue to suckle from its mother. Also the alternative form of sharemilk.
Verb
share-milk (third-person singular simple present share-milks, present participle share-milking, simple past and past participle share-milked)
- To milk a cow, sheep, goat, etc for human consumption, while allowing the calf, lamb, kid, etc to continue to suckle from its mother.
- Suckling stimulates milk production and the removal of milk is crucial for maintaining lactation. University of WA trials show share-milked ewes produced more milk than...2001, Farming Ahead with the Kondinin Group - Issues 109-120, page 448
- I also planned to share-milk the house cow I'd get.2003, Lyn McConchie, Elizabeth Underwood, Daze on the Land: The Further Adventures of a Middle-aged Woman Farmer, →ISBN
Also used as
share-milk is also the alternative form of sharemilk.
Forms of share-milk
| third-person singular present | share-milks |
|---|---|
| present participle | share-milking |
| past participle | share-milked |
| past | share-milked |
Questions about share-milk
- What does share-milk mean?
- Share-milk means to milk a cow, sheep, goat, etc for human consumption, while allowing the calf, lamb, kid, etc to continue to suckle from its mother.
- What part of speech is share-milk?
- Share-milk is a verb.
- What is the past tense of share-milk?
- The past tense of share-milk is share-milked.
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