beestings

English

Etymology

From Old English bȳsting, from bēost.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbiːstɪŋz/

Noun

beestings

1. The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth.
   • 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, p. 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.

2. Plural form of beesting

Synonyms

• beest, colostrum

Translations

The first milk drawn from an animal

• Finnish: ternimaito (fi)

• Romanian: coraslă (ro), colastră (ro)