milking

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈmɪlkɪŋ/

Definition of milking

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of milk
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of milk

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
    “The snake milker massages the glands to extract the full measure of venom during each milking.”
  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)Male masturbation (or fellatio) that leads to the release of semen, especially when performed on a milking table.

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Etymology

From Middle English mylkand, from Old English meolcġende, present participle of Old English meolcian, milcian (“to milk”), equivalent to milk + -ing.

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