Milkshed

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.

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

  2. 2
    A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.

Example

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From milk + shed, by analogy with watershed.

Etymology 2

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

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