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swill milk

swill milk noun: the milk from cows that had been fed the adulterated mash from distilleries, cheaply produced in the 19th century and harmful to humans.

Noun

swill milk (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The milk from cows that had been fed the adulterated mash from distilleries, cheaply produced in the 19th century and harmful to humans.

Questions about swill milk

What does swill milk mean?
Swill milk means the milk from cows that had been fed the adulterated mash from distilleries, cheaply produced in the 19th century and harmful to humans.
What part of speech is swill milk?
Swill milk is a noun.

Words near swill milk in the dictionary

  1. swile
  2. swiles
  3. swiling
  4. swill
  5. swill down
  6. swill milk
  7. swill up
  8. swill-bellies
  9. swill-belly
  10. swill-bowl
  11. swill-bowls

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