milkshed

[ milk-shed ]

/ ˈmɪlkˌʃɛd /

noun

a region producing milk for a specific community: the St. Louis milkshed.

Nearby words

milking shed, milking stool, milkmaid, milkman, milko, milkshed, milksop, milktoast, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug

Origin of milkshed

1925–30, Americanism; milk + shed², on the model of watershed

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