dairy
noun
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
dairies
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pluralof dairy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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McAfee said the 2006 outbreak opened his eyes to the risk of his product and was part of the reason he developed standards for unpasteurized dairies.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Small dairies say they are already having problems sourcing sheep's milk, which could mean possible shortages of feta going forward.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Those historic dairies have supplied coveted milk products to San Francisco for well more than a century, and today play an outsize role in California’s organic milk production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
The consequences of the operation, he fears, could ricochet across the economy that powers farms, dairies and food processing plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
At farm dairies these by-products are generally used to advantage in feeding animals, but at the factories—especially at the seasons of greatest milk supply—this most desirable method of utilization is to a great extent impracticable.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
