beestings
/ˈbiːstɪŋz
/plural noun [treated as singular]
The first milk produced by a cow or goat after giving birth.Yellow beestings mixed with milk are poured in an animal's stomach or gut and boiled with meat....
- Very high in protein, beestings is used in Spain for the production of Armada, a strong, semi-firm cheese.
- Add 2 parts beestings to 1 part water and stir over a fire or stove until it thickens.
Origin
Old English bȳsting, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch biest and German Biest(milch).
- make heavy weather of
- make history
- make it a rule to do something
- make it big
- make it (or things) hot for
- make it snappy
- makeless
- make light of
- make light work of
- make like
- make little of
- make love
- Makem
- make merry
- make mincemeat of
- makemono
- make much of
- make nice (or nice-nice)
- make no bones about
- make no mistake (about it)
- make no secret of something
- make off
- make off with
- make old bones
- make one's alley good