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dairymaid
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dair·y·maid  (dâr-md)
n.
A woman or girl who works in a dairy.
dairymaid [ˈdɛərɪˌmeɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (esp formerly) a girl or woman who works in a dairy, esp one who milks cows and makes butter and cheese on a farm
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dairymaiddairymaid - a woman who works in a dairy        
milkmaid
farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farm
Translations
dairymaid [ˈdɛərɪmeɪd] N → lechera f
dairymaid [ˈdɛərɪˌmeɪd] n → operaia di caseificio
dairymaid [ˈdɛərɪˌmeɪd] n → operaia di caseificio


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In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner noticed that dairymaids who caught cowpox -- a similar disease found in cows -- did not develop the more disfiguring, deadly smallpox.
A shot in time; the technology behind new vaccines by Christensen, Damaris / Science News
In that year, an English doctor named Edward Jenner observed that dairymaids who had caught cowpox (a minor disease) could not catch smallpox (a fatal disease).
Vaccines and natural health by Miller, Neil Z. / Mothering
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