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beastings

[bee-stingz]

noun (used with a singular verb)

beestings.

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beastings (ˈbiːstɪŋz)

—n
	a US spelling of beestings

beestings, (US) biestings or (US) beastings (ˈbiːstɪŋz)

—n
	(functioning as singular) the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum

[Old English bӯsting, from bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch biest]

biestings, (US) biestings or (US) beastings

—n

[Old English bӯsting, from bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch biest]

beastings, (US) biestings or (US) beastings

—n

[Old English bӯsting, from bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch biest]

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