milkless
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a word derived from
milk.
milknounan opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
Example Sentences
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The rationing of World War I gave us the eggless, butterless, milkless cake.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2019
When the baby arrives, the jokes don’t really stop, but they take a brakes-stripping turn toward self-pity as Mr. Birbiglia becomes “this pudgy milkless vice president of the family.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
It's no longer cheap but it is eggless, milkless and butterless.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In blacked-out London the pinch of milkless, eggless, fruitless days began to twist morals out of shape.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Just the same, she is bound to go dry within a year, and then we will have a milkless, creamless, butterless period for a while, until the bull calf grows up.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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