milch cow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of milch cow
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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The ancestor of the European milch cow was the ox-like wild aurochs, which finally went extinct in the 17th century.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2012
Vice President Rutskoi denounced the new economic treaty as "banditry" that would allow the other republics to treat Russia as a "milch cow," then changed his mind when Ukraine pulled out.
From Time Magazine Archive
That the people of Austria desire me to continue President I do not for one moment doubt . . . during my incumbency much Austrian wit has been expended on my champion milch cow, Bella.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have a good milch cow and roan gelding horse, five years old, which I will sell cheap.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various
The animal must be rubbed a quarter of an hour, both morning and evening, and the bags of a milch cow should be anointed morning and evening with warm oil.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?
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