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sharemilking

sharemilking noun: a form of sharefarming in the dairy industry, in which the owners of cattle move them between different farms. Also the present participle and gerund of sharemilk.

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

Also used as

sharemilking is also the present participle and gerund of sharemilk.

Forms of sharemilking

alternative formshare-milking
alternative formshare milking

Origin of sharemilking

From share + milking.

Questions about sharemilking

What does sharemilking mean?
Sharemilking means a form of sharefarming in the dairy industry, in which the owners of cattle move them between different farms.
What part of speech is sharemilking?
Sharemilking is a noun.

Words near sharemilking in the dictionary

  1. sharemen
  2. sharemilk
  3. sharemilked
  4. sharemilker
  5. sharemilkers
  6. sharemilking
  7. sharemilks
  8. sharena sol
  9. sharent
  10. sharented
  11. sharenting

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