milch cow
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English melche cow, mylche cowe.
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editmilch cow (plural milch cows)
- A cow kept for milking; a dairy cow.
- A cow that produces milk (having had at least one calf).
- (figurative) A cash cow.
- (military, slang) A German WWII submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies and transfer them to other submarines.
Translations
editcow kept for milking — see dairy cow
cow that produces milk
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cash cow — see cash cow
German WWII submarine
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