udder
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈʌdər/
:
ubres
- A white one trots close to its mother's tail, trying to nose her swinging udders.
- rear udder
- udder depth
- udder height
Examples
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Now, every heifer, every cow hold tight to your udders now
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In the field behind them was a cow, her udder dried up and useless.
Fiction book (2002) -
All right, so, first, what you want to do is you want to rub the udder, get the milk flowing down.
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Milking a dry udder gets you nothing but kicked off the milking stool.
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Turner positioned one of the cows in profile, so that its udder hangs directly over the harvested turnips.
Academic text (1995) -
Clinical examination criterion of Biffa et al. (2005) was followed for goat udder.
Academic text (2013) -
Tethered goats run out their tether and cattle, udders straining, crop the stunted grass.
Fiction book (1991) -
The farmer carefully checked the cow's udder to ensure it was healthy and producing enough milk.
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Before milking, it is important to clean the udder to prevent infections in the cow.
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She noticed that the udder of the dairy cow was swollen, indicating a potential health issue.
Synonyms
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9.4
The part under a farm animal that makes milk
3
4.1
A body part in female mammals that makes milk to feed babies
1
5.8
The part of a female animal that makes milk to feed her young
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word udder comes from an old German word ūder meaning 'breast' or 'milk bag'. So an udder is the animal's milk 'bag' that holds and gives milk.