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Meaning of beestings | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbiː.stɪŋz

Definitions

The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية لبأ
Deutsch Biest Biestmilch
Suomi ternimaito
Galego formigo
Latina colostra

Examples

“He took a jug of ‘beestings’ milk from the press, the milk of a cow that has recently calved, and drank it down in six big gulps.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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