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milklessness en · NOUN

Etymology

From milkless + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Absence of milk.
    • This trouble must not be confused with milklessness which is discussed in the next section. The possibility of the cow sucking herself or letting other animals suck her must also be considered. 1950, Hoard's Dairyman, How to treat common ailments of farm animals:
    • But it was good milk to drink and after crossing the six-week desert of milklessness, it tasted of ambrosia. 2005, Hubbard Miller, William L. Spencer, Across This Silent Canvas, page 50:

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