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Brewer's: Milk

To cry over spilt milk. (See under Cry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Milk and HoneyMilesians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…

milk, food

(Encyclopedia) milk, liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals as food for their young. The milk of the cow is most widely used by humans, but the milk of the mare, goat, ewe, buffalo,…

separator, cream

(Encyclopedia) separator, cream, dairy machine used to separate fresh whole milk into cream and skim milk. Formerly the separation was made by the gravity method, allowing the cream to rise to the…

Brewer's: Flat Milk

Skimmed milk, that is, milk “fletted” (Anglo-Saxon, flet, cream; Latin, flos lactis.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Flat RaceFlat-fish A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Milk and Honey

A land of milk and honey. That is, abounding in all good things, or of extraordinary fertility. Joel iii. 18 speaks of “the mountains flowing with milk and honey.” Figuratively used to…

Brewer's: Milk and Water

Insipid, without energy or character; baby-pap (literature, etc.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Milk of Human KindnessMilk and Honey A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Spilt Milk

(See Cry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Spindle-halfSpigot A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Bristol Milk

Sherry sack, at one time given by the Bristol people to their friends. “This metaphorical milk, whereby Xeres or Sherry-sack is intended.” —Fuller. Worthies. Bristol Waters Mineral waters…

Got Milk Substitutes

Federal Dietary Guidelines recommend two to three servings of milk, yogurt, or cheese daily in order to ingest the necessary amount of calcium. Yet the majority…

homogenization

(Encyclopedia) homogenizationhomogenizationhəmŏjˌənəzāˈshən [key], process in which a mixture is made uniform throughout. Generally this procedure involves reducing the size of the particles of one…