Milkshed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Milkshed is a noun meaning A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.
Meaning
A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.
More Meanings
- (agriculture, economics) A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
Example Sentences
Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.
Word Forms
- milksheds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include milkery, milker, share milking, sharemilking, milcher, cowshed.
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