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beestings

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beest·ings also beast·ings  (bstngz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
The first milk secreted by a mammal, especially a cow, after parturition; colostrum.
[Middle English bestinggis, pl. of besting, from Old English bsting, from bost, beestings.]
beestings, biestings US, beastings [ˈbiːstɪŋz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (functioning as singular) the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
[Old English bȳsting, from bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch biest]


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