beestings

See also: bee stings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/

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Etymology 1

From Old English bȳsting, derived from bēost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.

Noun

beestings pl (plural only)

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

   Synonyms: beest, colostrum

   • 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 54:

     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.

Alternative forms

• beastings, beistings, beistyn, biestings, bisnings

Translations

first milk drawn from an animal — see colostrum

Etymology 2

Noun

beestings

1. plural of beesting