"beestings" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-beestings.wav
Etymology: From Old English bȳsting, derived from bēost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|bȳsting}} Old English bȳsting, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*beust}} Proto-West Germanic *beust Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} beestings pl (plural only)
  1. The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Milk Synonyms: beest, colostrum, beastings, beistings, beistyn, biestings, bisnings
    Sense id: en-beestings-en-noun-nuK-eeXm Disambiguation of Milk: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbiː.stɪŋz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-beestings.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} beestings
  1. plural of beesting Tags: form-of, plural Form of: beesting
    Sense id: en-beestings-en-noun-N4thE8oW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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