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Beestings

Beestings \Beest"ings\, n. Same as Biestings.

Beestings

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
beestings

"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.

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beestings

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.