- afterings
- the strokings, or last of a cow's milk. Der.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
afterings
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Afterings — Aft er*ings, n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [Obs.] Grose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afterings — noun /æftɜː(ɹ)ɪŋz,ɑːftɚɻɪnɡz/ a) The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk. All that was left in the cow were the afterings. b) the last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the… … Wiktionary
afterings — af·ter·ings … English syllables
afterings — ˈaft(ə)riŋz, rə̇nz noun plural Etymology: after (I) + ings 1. dialect : stripping 2a 2. : colostrum … Useful english dictionary
