milch cow
milch cow · milch cows
A cow kept for milkingA cow kept for milking; a dairy cow.
» No domestic animal, in proportion to its weight, needs as much water as a milch cow.
Meaning
4 sensesA cow kept for milking; a dairy cow.
A cow that produces milk (having had at least one calf).
(figuratively)A cash cow.
(slang)A German WWII submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies and transfer them to other submarines.
More definitions
- cattle that are reared for their milk
Examples
1 sentencesNo domestic animal, in proportion to its weight, needs as much water as a milch cow.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English melche cow, mylche cowe, equivalent to milch (“yielding milk”) + cow.From Middle English melche cow, mylche cowe, equivalent to milch (“yielding milk”) + cow.
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