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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk. plural, plural-only

   "All that was left in the cow were the afterings."

2. 2
   The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee. broadly, plural, plural-only

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dregsdregs

Example

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"All that was left in the cow were the afterings."

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