beestings
or beast·ings, biest·ings
[ bee-stingz ]
/ ˈbi stɪŋz /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the first milk or colostrum of a mammal, especially a cow, after giving birth.
Origin of beestings
before 1000; late Middle English
bestynge, Old English
bȳsting, equivalent to
bēost beestings (cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German
biost, German
Biest) +
-ing
-ing1
Words nearby beestings
beernaert,
beerpull,
beers,
beersheba,
beery,
beestings,
beeswax,
beeswing,
beet,
beet armyworm,
beet leafhopper
British Dictionary definitions for beestings
beestings
biestings or US beastings
/ (ˈbiːstɪŋz) /
noun
(functioning as singular)
the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
Word Origin for beestings
Old English
bӯsting, from
bēost beestings; related to Middle Dutch
biest