milkshed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of milkshed
Example Sentences
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The Dairymen's League Co-operative Association, an organization representing some 27,000 of the 44,000 milk producers in the six-state New York milkshed, made no bones about having done the job.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three years ago a new character appeared in the milkshed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The strikers answered that if the "milkshed" was extended they would extend the strike, 'make it nationwide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Best news about milk was that the shortage was breaking down the milkshed barriers which local dairy lobbies had fostered for years to keep out competition from other sections.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like Alexandria and Falls Church, the county's other major shipping centers, Herndon served what was known as a "milkshed" area, that is a community whose milk could be transported to that locality without spoiling.
From Frying Pan Farm by Pryor, Elizabeth Brown
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