milkien.
/ˈmɪlki/, U.S. /ˈmɪlki/ slang.
1. Chiefly British. A milkman or milk-boy. Also (rarely): milk.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of milk
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milk seller1600
milk carrier1794
milk-vendor1851
milk1859
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1886 H. Baumann Londinismen 108/1 Milky, milkman.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 353 Go home to nicey bread and milky and say night prayers with the kiddies.
1923 ‘R. Crompton’ William Again xii. 203 ‘'Ello, kids!’ said the milk-boy... ‘'Ello, Milky!’
1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 68 She keeps ther milkie on ther doorstep fer ars (hours).
1990 News of World 11 Feb. 21 (heading) Milkies are charging for ‘free’ pintas.
2. An opaque playing marble.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > marbles > [noun] > marble > types of
nicker1675
alley1720
blood alley1821
commoney1837
Rouge Royal1837
peewee1848
stoney1856
knicker1860
bonce1862
plunker1863
dobber1875
agate1886
mig1886
glassy1887
miggle1890
shooter1892
aggie1896
knuckler1896
milkie1908
ghoen1913
miggie1916
immy1928
glarney1953
1908 Bulletin (Sydney) 10 Dec. 16/4 Peter signified his willingness to adventure two alleys. ‘Commonies or milkies?’ demanded Sam.
1959 P. A. Lawlor Old Wellington Days 37 The marbles ranged from the clay (‘stinker’) variety to the more elaborate coloured ‘glassies’... Some of them were beautifully made—the ‘milkies’ and ‘sparklies’.
1990 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 13 June in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1996) at Milky American children know their marbles as kabolas, steelies, jumbos, milkies and peewees in descending order of size.
1994 H. C. Sisson in H. C. Sisson & D. W. Rowe Coots, Codgers & Curmudgeons 16 The best milkie I'd ever seen, like a moonstone,..this marvelous three-quarter inch marble, my best shooter, for use only in the closest of games.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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