milch cow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of milch cow
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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No wonder Spark referred to it as her “milch cow.”
From The New Yorker
In Spark’s words, the novel became her “milch cow”.
From Economist
But traditional designs often made women feel like ungainly milch cows.
From BBC
Worrying that the whole house was going to go up in flames when the milch cow kicked a candle over into the kerosene bucket.
From Washington Post
Some way or the other he lost it since, but he still has the one which was shot at the spotted milch cow, before the little man came near us.
From Project Gutenberg
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