milkshed

[ milk-shed ]
/ ˈmɪlkˌʃɛd /

noun

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

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Origin of milkshed

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

Words nearby milkshed

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