skim milk

noun

milk from which the cream has been skimmed.

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Nearby words

skillfully, skilling, skillion, skilly, skim, skim milk, skim off, skim-milk, skim-read, skimble-scamble, skimboard

Origin of skim milk

First recorded in 1590–1600

Also called skimmed milk.

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Medicine definitions for skim milk

skim milk

[ skĭm ]

n.

The milk from which the cream has been removed.

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