Crossword clues for beestings
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beestings \Beest"ings\, n. Same as Biestings.
Biestings \Biest"ings\, Beestings \Beest"ings\, n. pl. [OE.
bestynge, AS. b[=y]sting, fr. b[=y]st, beost; akin to D.
biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin.]
The first milk given by a cow after calving.
--B. Jonson.
The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called
biestings.
--Newton.
(1574).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"colostrum," Old English bysting, from beost, a general West Germanic word (cognates: Old High German biost, German Biest, Middle Dutch and Dutch biest) of unknown origin.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth. 2 (plural of beesting English)Category:English plurals
Usage examples of "beestings".
Since he had such a good look, I ask if he saw any bruises, bites, beestings, needle marks, anything.
Since he had such a good look, I ask if he saw any bruises, bites, beestings, needle marks, anything.