beestings

or beast·ings, biest·ings

[ bee-stingz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the first milk or colostrum of a mammal, especially a cow, after giving birth.

beestings

/ ˈbiːstɪŋz /

noun

1. functioning as singular the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum

Word History and Origins

Origin of beestings¹

before 1000; late Middle English bestynge, Old English bȳsting, equivalent to bēost beestings (cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German biost, German Biest ) + -ing -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of beestings¹

Old English bӯsting , from bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch biest