milkshed
milkshed · milksheds
A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical…A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
Meaning
2 sensesA region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.
A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From milk + shed, by analogy with watershed. From milk + shed, as analogous with woodshedFrom milk + shed, by analogy with watershed.
From milk + shed, as analogous with woodshed or toolshed.
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