"milking parlour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milking parlours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} milking parlour (plural milking parlours)
  1. (British spelling) A large room (in a barn) designed for the mechanical milking of cows. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Dairy farming, Rooms Synonyms: milking parlor [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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