dairy
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.
the business of a dairy farm, concerned with the production and treatment of milk and cream and the manufacture of butter and cheese.
milk, or products made from or containing milk; dairy products, as butter and cheese: He avoids red meat, processed foods, and dairy in his diet.
(in Jewish dietary law) foods, including all milk products, eggs, fish, vegetables, etc., that may be eaten at a meal in which milk is served, in contrast to meat and meat products, which may not.
of or relating to a dairy or a dairy farm.
relating to or for milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.: dairy products; the dairy case at a supermarket.
(in Jewish dietary law) of or relating to dairy, in contrast to meat and meat products.
Origin of dairy
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Planet Oat, a dairy-alternative company, is the launch partner for the new OTT app, which was a deal in the high six-figure range, according to Matt Greenberg, svp of brand partnerships at Food52.
Food52 jumps further on the streaming bandwagon with its new OTT app | Kayleigh Barber | September 29, 2020 | DigidayThat night Myint told the crowd that one local dairy farm was receiving a $25,000 grant that could potentially take 100 tons of carbon out of the atmosphere each year.
This restaurant duo want a zero-carbon food system. Can it happen? | Bobbie Johnson | September 24, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAnimal products are naturally great sources of leucine, so if you’re eating meat and dairy regularly, supplementation probably isn’t necessary unless you’re going extremely hard in the gym.
BCAA supplements can enhance your workout, but should you take them? | Amy Schellenbaum | September 10, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFord talked about how technology is transforming the dairy industry—that conversation alone will change the way you think about how a farm actually operates.
Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford explains why farmers need broadband | Ellen McGirt | August 18, 2020 | FortuneBecause although there’s very high demand in grocery stores, a lot of dairy is typically sold to schools and restaurants — a pair of distribution channels that Covid-19 has suddenly shut down.
What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat? (Ep. 412) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 9, 2020 | Freakonomics
A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.
Like Lent, the season of Advent was a period of reflection and fasting, and items such as dairy and sugar were forbidden.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMixing meat and dairy is a kosher rule-breaker, so they switched the cheese for potatoes.
“I had no sugars, no dairy, I had no carbs,” James announced with pride.
2014 NBA Preview: Skinny LeBron and the Racist Ghost of Donald Sterling | Robert Silverman | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe inability to refrigerate has meant the end of perishables in Mosul such as meat and dairy.
ISIS Robs Christians Fleeing Its Edict in Mosul: Convert, Leave, or Die | Andrew Slater | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLetty has just had another baby, and her dairy-maid got married and left at this busy time, and I'm sick and good for naught.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe sight of Katie passing quietly out and in to the dairy quieted him still more.
David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray RobertsonThe Brie is famous for its grain and its dairy products, especially cheeses.
Cattle and swine were raised in countless numbers, the former more for draft purposes and the products of the dairy than for beef.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonIs a breed that has been much sought after of late years, from their reputation for fine dairy qualities.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for dairy
/ (ˈdɛərɪ) /
a company that supplies milk and milk products
a shop that sells provisions, esp milk and milk products
NZ a shop that remains open outside normal trading hours
a room or building where milk and cream are stored or made into butter and cheese
(modifier) of or relating to the production of milk and milk products: dairy cattle
(in combination): a dairymaid; a dairyman
food containing milk or milk products: she can't eat dairy
(as modifier): dairy produce
Origin of dairy
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