milch cow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Middle English melche cow, mylche cowe, equivalent to milch (“yielding milk”) + cow.
Meanings
- A cow kept for milking; a dairy cow.
- A cow that produces milk (having had at least one calf).
- (figuratively) A cash cow.
- (slang) A German WWII submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies and transfer them to other submarines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milch cows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
pl krowa mleczna (cow that produces milk) · fi lypsylehmä (cow that produces milk) · tr sağmal (cow that produces milk) · tr sağmal inek (cow that produces milk) · nl melkkoe (cow that produces milk) · pl krowa mleczna (German WWII submarine) · ta கறவை (cow that produces milk) · bg дойна крава (cow that produces milk) · fi lypsylehmä (German WWII submarine)