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milkshed

noun

Etymology

From milk + shed, as analogous with woodshed or toolshed.

  1. derived from *skeyt-✻ — “to cut, part, divide, separate”
  2. inherited from *skaiþaną✻
  3. inherited from *skaiþan✻
  4. inherited from scēadan
  5. inherited from scheden
  6. formed as milkshed — “milk + shed”

Definitions

  1. A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical…

    A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.

    • Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.

  2. A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA