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noun British.
a motor vehicle, usually battery powered, in which bottles or cartons of milk and other dairy products are delivered to homes by a daily or regular route.
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Origin of milk float
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby milk float
milk chocolate, milk cow, milker, milk fever, milkfish, milk float, milk glass, milk gravy, milking machine, milking parlor, milking shed
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British Dictionary definitions for milk float
milk float
noun
British a small motor vehicle used to deliver milk to houses
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