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share milking

share milking is the alternative form of sharemilking.

share milking is the alternative form of share-milking.

share milking is the present participle and gerund of share milk.

Meaning of sharemilking

Noun

sharemilking (uncountable)

  1. A form of sharefarming in the dairy industry, in which the owners of cattle move them between different farms.
    • The New Zealand sharemilking system is often considered to be a win–win concept that makes it easier for young people to develop farming gradually, ...2013, Carin Martiin, The World of Agricultural Economics: An Introduction, →ISBN, page 126

Meaning of share-milking

Noun

share-milking (uncountable)

  1. The practice of allowing the calf, young sheep, etc, continue to suckle while milking the mother for human consumption.
    • Further observations on smaller groups have shown even more share-milking by calves.1969, The New Zealand Journal of Agriculture - Volume 119, page 69

Questions about share milking

What is share milking the alternative form of?
Share milking is the alternative form of sharemilking.

Words near share milking in the dictionary

  1. share in
  2. share milk
  3. share milked
  4. share milker
  5. share milkers
  6. share milking
  7. share milks
  8. share of the pie
  9. share out
  10. share split
  11. share splits

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