dairying

[ dair-ee-ing ]

/ ˈdɛər i ɪŋ /

the business of a dairy.

Origin of dairying

First recorded in 1640–50; dairy + -ing¹

Included therein are the dairying and horse-raising district of northern Brittany and the dairying regions of Jura and Savoy.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 |Various
The chief occupations of the people in the surrounding country are dairying, fruit-raising, and wine-making.

Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 |Various
The by-products of dairying have, within recent years, been put to economical uses, in an increasing degree.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 |Various
Home economics is not one "department" or subject, in the sense in which dairying or entomology or plant-breeding is a department.

The Country-Life Movement in the United States |L.H. Bailey

This is one of the main items of labour in dairying, and is a delicate and important duty.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 |Various

dairying

/ (ˈdɛərɪɪŋ) /

the business of producing, processing, and selling dairy products