milking
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English mylkand, from Old English meolcġende, present participle of Old English meolcian, milcian (“to milk”), equivalent to milk + -ing.
Verb[edit]
milking
- present participle and gerund of milk
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English milkinge, mylkynge, equivalent to milk + -ing.
Noun[edit]
milking (countable and uncountable, plural milkings)
- The act by which any animal is milked.
- We try to finish milking early in the morning so we can turn the cows out to pasture during the day.
- (informal) Male masturbation (or fellatio) that leads to the release of semen, especially when performed on a milking table.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the act by which a cow is milked
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