filled milk

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milk containing a substitute for the butterfat.

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First recorded in 1930–35

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There are parks filled with men pushing strollers and coffee shops where fathers meet their friends, babes in arms.
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Instead, spa hotels filled up with over 30,000 refugees from the war-troubled Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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Mr. Bachner stayed because he realized the city is filled with artisans and the possibilities fascinated him.
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Buses filled with cops from the 84th Precinct, where Liu had worked.
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Scrolling through this hate-filled manifesto for the first time made the hairs on my arm tingle with discomfort.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway

filled milk

[ fĭld ]

Skim milk with vegetable oils added to substitute for butterfat.