milkingmachine
nounUK /ˈmɪlkɪŋ məˌʃiːn/
US /ˈmɪlkɪŋ məˌʃin/
A machine that takes milk from cows or other animals.
The farmer used a milking machine to get milk from the cows quickly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A device used to extract milk from animals for commercial dairy production.
Modern dairy farms rely on an automated milking machine.
3. Any mechanical system that removes milk from a container or source.
The factory's milking machine pumped milk from the storage tank into bottles.
4. Informal: a person or thing that extracts resources or money steadily.
That subscription service is a milking machine, draining money every month.