milch cow

noun

cattle that are reared for their milk

• Hypernyms: ↑cattle, ↑cows, ↑kine, ↑oxen, ↑Bos taurus

• Hyponyms:

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noun

Etymology: Middle English milche cow, from milche milch + cow

1. : a cow in milk or kept for her milk

2. : a source of easily acquired gain

the tobacco … industry is regarded as one of the best … milch cows of national revenue — Canadian Horticulture & Home

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milch cow 7 [milch cow milch cows] [ˈmɪltʃ kaʊ] [ˈmɪltʃ kaʊ] noun (BrE)

a person, an organization or a product from which it is easy to make money

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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milch-cow — milchˈ cow noun 1. A cow yielding milk or kept for milking 2. A ready source of gain or money (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑milch … Useful english dictionary
milch cow — ► NOUN ▪ a source of easy profit … English terms dictionary
milch cow — cow that gives milk; business that is extremely profitable, endless source of money … English contemporary dictionary
milch cow — /ˈmɪltʃ kaʊ/ (say milch kow) noun → milking cow …
milch cow — noun a) A cow kept for milking; a dairy cow b) A cow that produces milk (having had at least one calf) … Wiktionary
milch cow — A dairyman s cow, a cow kept primarily for the milk she produces … Ballentine's law dictionary
milch cow. — See milk cow. [1375 1425; late ME] * * * … Universalium
milch cow — noun (C) another spelling of milk cow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
milch cow. — See milk cow. [1375 1425; late ME] … Useful english dictionary
milch cow — noun a person or organization that is a source of easy profit … English new terms dictionary

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