beestings
nounUK /ˈbiːstɪŋz/
US /ˈbiːstɪŋz/
The first milk a mother cow makes after her baby is born.
The farmer fed the beestings to the newborn calf.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The first milk produced by other mammals, such as goats or sheep, after giving birth.
The shepherd saved the beestings for the weakest lamb.
3. A thick, yellowish fluid rich in antibodies that helps newborn animals fight illness.
Beestings are full of nutrients that protect the young animal.
4. An old-fashioned term sometimes used for the first milk of any animal, valued for its health benefits.
In the old days, people cooked beestings into a pudding.