dug
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The part of a female animal that gives milk, like a cow's udder
- noun
- /dʌg/
- Archaic
:
teta
Examples
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And now it's time to give the Trail Hunter a dug score.
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She had dugs like a pair of V-L's and the morals of a Corn Goddess!
Fiction book (1994) -
After giving birth, the mother cow's dug was full of milk for her calf.
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Farmers often check the health of their livestock by examining the dugs for any signs of infection.
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In mammals, the size and shape of the dugs can vary greatly depending on the species.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dug originally meant 'breast' or 'teat' in old English, and people used it for the place an animal feeds from. A helpful image is a calf or lamb 'sucking' at the mother's dug, which is why the word means the udder or teat that gives milk.