milk cown.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlk ˌkaʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlk ˌkaʊ/

Forms: see milk n.¹ and cow n.¹; also Scottish pre-1700 milkow.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: milk n.¹, cow n.¹

Etymology: < milk n.¹ + cow n.¹ Compare West Frisian melkko , Middle Dutch melccoe (Dutch melkkoe ), German regional (Low German) Melkkoh , German Milchkuh , Old Icelandic mjólkr-kýr , Old Swedish miolka ko (Swedish mjölk-ko ). Compare slightly earlier milch cow n.

A cow bred or kept for milk; a cow yielding milk. Also figurative: a ready or reliable source of income or profit.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives milk

milch cow1424

milk cow1450

dairy cow1656

milcher1707

milker1801

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe

foola1382

woodcockc1430

geckc1530

cousinc1555

cokes1567

milch cow1582

gudgeon1584

coney1591

martin1591

gull1594

plover1599

rook1600

gull-finch1604

cheatee1615

goata1616

whirligig1624

chouse1649

coll1657

cully1664

bubble1668

lamb1668

Simple Simon?1673

mouth1680

dupe1681

cull1698

bub1699

game1699

muggins1705

colour1707

milk cow1727

flat1762

gulpin1802

slob1810

gaggee1819

sucker1838

hoaxee1840

softie1850

foozle1860

lemon1863

juggins1882

yob1886

patsy1889

yapc1894

fall guy1895

fruit1895

meemaw1895

easy mark1896

lobster1896

mark1896

wise guy1896

come-on1897

pushover1907

John1908

schnookle1908

Gretchen1913

jug1914

schnook1920

soft touch1924

prospect1931

steamer1932

punter1934

dill1941

Joe Soap1943

possum1945

Moreton Bay1953

easy touch1959

1450 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 175 (MED) Also I will lytill Nanne a mylke cowe.

1505 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. 80 To Agnes Skern a coupill of mylk keen.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. vi. 7 Two mylke kyne vpon y^e which there neuer came yock.

1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. G2^v What a spight it was to see..a milk-cowe to be stung by a hedgehog.

a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1057 Lowd in lone was never a gude milk kw.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxv. 315 Whether our East-india Company got or lost by that War, I know not..; but this I know, that the Chief lost a good Milk Cow.

1794 W. Hutchinson Hist. Cumberland I. 210 (note) Several farmers keep about twenty milk cows.

1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Sutherland vi. 62 The milk cows are fed on the in-town pasture.

1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiii. i. 406 Hanover was the Britannic Majesty's beloved son; and the British Empire his opulent milk-cow.

1911 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 359/2 Setting him up with a work-steer and a milk cow.

1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm xvii. 174 The very late, robustly growing vegetative types such as the variety White Horsetooth..can be grown successfully for cutting green and feeding to milk cows in the height of the summer when pastures are bare or suffering from drought.

1994 Dairy Guide Apr. 10/3 All milk cows get a basic blend of alfalfa and barley silage, barley, and hay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	milk cow
释义	milk cown. Brit. /ˈmɪlk ˌkaʊ/, U.S. /ˈmɪlk ˌkaʊ/ Forms: see milk n.¹ and cow n.¹; also Scottish pre-1700 milkow. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: milk n.¹, cow n.¹ Etymology: < milk n.¹ + cow n.¹ Compare West Frisian melkko , Middle Dutch melccoe (Dutch melkkoe ), German regional (Low German) Melkkoh , German Milchkuh , Old Icelandic mjólkr-kýr , Old Swedish miolka ko (Swedish mjölk-ko ). Compare slightly earlier milch cow n. A cow bred or kept for milk; a cow yielding milk. Also figurative: a ready or reliable source of income or profit. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives milk milch cow1424 milk cow1450 dairy cow1656 milcher1707 milker1801 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe foola1382 woodcockc1430 geckc1530 cousinc1555 cokes1567 milch cow1582 gudgeon1584 coney1591 martin1591 gull1594 plover1599 rook1600 gull-finch1604 cheatee1615 goata1616 whirligig1624 chouse1649 coll1657 cully1664 bubble1668 lamb1668 Simple Simon?1673 mouth1680 dupe1681 cull1698 bub1699 game1699 muggins1705 colour1707 milk cow1727 flat1762 gulpin1802 slob1810 gaggee1819 sucker1838 hoaxee1840 softie1850 foozle1860 lemon1863 juggins1882 yob1886 patsy1889 yapc1894 fall guy1895 fruit1895 meemaw1895 easy mark1896 lobster1896 mark1896 wise guy1896 come-on1897 pushover1907 John1908 schnookle1908 Gretchen1913 jug1914 schnook1920 soft touch1924 prospect1931 steamer1932 punter1934 dill1941 Joe Soap1943 possum1945 Moreton Bay1953 easy touch1959 1450 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 175 (MED) Also I will lytill Nanne a mylke cowe. 1505 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. 80 To Agnes Skern a coupill of mylk keen. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. vi. 7 Two mylke kyne vpon y^e which there neuer came yock. 1606 N. Breton Choice, Chance, & Change sig. G2^v What a spight it was to see..a milk-cowe to be stung by a hedgehog. a1628 J. Carmichaell Coll. Prov. in Scots (1957) No. 1057 Lowd in lone was never a gude milk kw. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxv. 315 Whether our East-india Company got or lost by that War, I know not..; but this I know, that the Chief lost a good Milk Cow. 1794 W. Hutchinson Hist. Cumberland I. 210 (note) Several farmers keep about twenty milk cows. 1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Sutherland vi. 62 The milk cows are fed on the in-town pasture. 1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiii. i. 406 Hanover was the Britannic Majesty's beloved son; and the British Empire his opulent milk-cow. 1911 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 359/2 Setting him up with a work-steer and a milk cow. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm xvii. 174 The very late, robustly growing vegetative types such as the variety White Horsetooth..can be grown successfully for cutting green and feeding to milk cows in the height of the summer when pastures are bare or suffering from drought. 1994 Dairy Guide Apr. 10/3 All milk cows get a basic blend of alfalfa and barley silage, barley, and hay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1450
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