Dairy Farming Vocabulary

noun the action of extracting milk from a cow or other animal

verb the act of extracting or drawing out something, such as information or resources

• The dairy farmer was milking the cows early in the morning.
• I saw the farmer milking the cows at sunrise.
• I caught my brother milking the clock at work again.
• The politician was accused of milking the system for personal gain.

noun a nipple of the mammary gland of a female mammal, from which the milk is sucked by the young

• The teat of the bottle is designed to mimic a mother's nipple for easy feeding.
• I prefer using a bottle with a silicone teat for my baby.
• Can you pass me that bottle with the fancy teat?
• She always seems to be looking for someone to suckle at her teat for help.