kumiss
Americannoun
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fermented mare's or camel's milk, used as a beverage by Asian nomads.
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a similar drink prepared from other milk, especially that of the cow, and used for dietetic and medicinal purposes.
noun
Etymology
Origin of kumiss
1590–1600; < Russian kumys < Turkic kιmιz
Example Sentences
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They drink a beverage called kumiss, which is fermented mare's milk.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert
He also decided not to tell Lorenzo that in private Baibars enjoyed the Tartar drink kumiss, made from the fermented milk of mares.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert
This was kumiss, a fermented mare's milk which was the wine and water of the steppes.
From The Defiant Agents by Norton, Andre
Young chicks who have lost their mothers by death, and whose fathers are of a shiftless and improvident nature, may be fed on kumiss, two parts; moxie, eight parts; distilled water, ten parts.
From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson
Gruels, albumen water, kumiss, buttermilk and oyster broth may be allowed.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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