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dairying

American  
[dair-ee-ing] / ˈdɛər i ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the business of a dairy.


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

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

From Seattle Times Mar. 23, 2024

Future work on the plateau will be vital to understanding how the human adoption of pastoralism and dairying reshaped Tibet's landscapes.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2023

Today, many farmers still oppose DST because it is generally disruptive, such as in dairying, and prefer they and their hired hands work more in the cooler morning hours than the hotter late-day hours.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2023

But she’s not sure that this fully explains why the trait is absent, or very rare, in early farming and some Bronze Age dairying populations, who must have been exposed to famine and infection.

From Scientific American Jul. 28, 2022

Besides all this the grasses grown are especially adapted to live stock, and cattle raising and dairying are very profitable industries.

From Guatemala, the country of the future by Pepper, Charles M.

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