beestings

See also: bee stings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/

Etymology 1

From Old English bȳsting, derived from bēost, from a common West Germanic word. Cognates include West Frisian bjist, Dutch biest, German Biest.

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• beest, colostrum

Translations

first milk drawn from an animal — see colostrum

Etymology 2

Noun

beestings

1. plural of beesting