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beestings
or beast·ings, biest·ings
[ bee-stingz ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the first milk or colostrum of a mammal, especially a cow, after giving birth.
beestings
/ ˈbiːstɪŋz /
noun
- functioning as singular the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beestings1
before 1000; late Middle English bestynge, Old English bȳsting, equivalent to bēost beestings (cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German biost, German Biest ) + -ing -ing 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beestings1
Old English bӯsting , from bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch biest
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