dairying

[dair-ee-ing]

noun

1. the business of a dairy.

dairying

/ ˈdɛərɪɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairying¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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What if there's a way to preserve cheesemaking and dairying practices, all while counteracting the issues caused by our current industrial agricultural system?

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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.

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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.

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