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milkshed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, economics, lifestyle, sciences

Examples

  • Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shed, building, structure, place

History

Etymology

From milk + shed, by analogy with watershed.

From milk + shed, as analogous with woodshed or toolshed.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: bleánlann — a shed in which animals are milked
  • Italian: mungitoio — a shed in which animals are milked
  • Macedonian: молзилиште (molzilište) — a shed in which animals are milked
  • Māori: whare miraka — a shed in which animals are milked
  • Māori: whare whakatētē kau — a shed in which animals are milked
  • Polish: dojarnia — a shed in which animals are milked