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beestings¹

  • /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/

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From Old English bȳsting, derived from bēost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.

noun beastings · beistings · beistyn · biestings · bislings · bisnings

  1. plural, plural only The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth. [W]ith thy Sickle reap the rankeſt land: / And miniſter the Blade, vvith bounteous hand. / Nor be vvith harmful parſimony vvon / To follovv vvhat our homely Sires have done; / VVho fill'd the Pail vvith Beeſtings of the Covv: / But all her Udder to the Calf allovv.

    Similar: beest, colostrum

beestings²

  • /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/

noun beastings · beistings · beistyn · biestings · bislings · bisnings

  1. plural plural of beesting

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"beestings." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beestings. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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beestings. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beestings

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"beestings." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beestings.

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@misc{beestings_2026,
  title = {beestings},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beestings},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}