udder

[ uhd-er ]
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noun
  1. a mamma or mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows.

Origin of udder

1
before 1000; Middle English uddre,Old English ūder; cognate with German Euter,Latin ūber,Greek oûthar,Sanskrit ū́dhar

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How to use udder in a sentence

  • For three years, Strickland brought her laptop to her tiny rented lab space so she could run experiments with her cow udder cells between writing and editing assignments.

  • No food can be substituted for the well-filled udder of the parent, which is so safe, healthful, and nutritious.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • The cow should be bled, and take a large dose of physic; then wash the udder as in caked bag.

    Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
  • Fulfil our prayer, like the udder of a barren cow, and make the prayer glorious by booty to the singer.

  • If they gits ter Heaven, they don' wan'er, and if they gits ter de udder place they can't.

British Dictionary definitions for udder

udder

/ (ˈʌdə) /


noun
  1. the large baglike mammary gland of cows, sheep, etc, having two or more teats

Origin of udder

1
Old English ūder; related to Old High German ūtar, Old Norse jūr, Latin ūber, Sanskrit ūdhar

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Scientific definitions for udder

udder

[ ŭdər ]


  1. A bag-shaped part of a cow and the females of other ruminants in which milk is formed and stored and from which it is taken in suckling or milking.

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