dairying

American  

[dair-ee-ing] / ˈdɛər i ɪŋ /

noun

1. the business of a dairy.

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dairying British  

/ ˈdɛərɪɪŋ /

noun

1. the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products

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Etymology

Origin of dairying

First recorded in 1640–50; dairy + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“Climate-smart dairying is the need of the hour,” said Meenesh Shah, the board’s chairman.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

Evidence for dairying now corresponds with the earliest evidence for domesticated herd animals on the Tibetan Plateau, which suggests dairying and pastoralism spread together in this region.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

Researchers also need a better grasp on how dairying and milk drinking can be widespread in places where lactose tolerance has never been common, such as the Mongolian steppe.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2022

Lactose intolerance in dairying cultures might be dangerous for people who were sick or starving, suggests co-author Mark Thomas, a human evolutionary geneticist at University College London.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 27, 2022

The benefit dairying has been to the small stock-owner can hardly be exaggerated.

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