Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goats' milk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: goat-s' milk
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of goat's milk.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Happy were they if they got a sheltered glen as a resting-place, and thrice happy if they got a drop of goats’ milk from the solitary mountain shepherd."
"In the first paper it is reported that goats’ milk is slightly more acid than cows’ milk and considerably more acid than human milk. It appears from the second paper that the fat in goats’ milk is much more finely divided than that of human or cows’ milk. This must mean that unless there is alteration in the size of the globules of fat as they pass through the stomach, goats’ milk is more accessible to the activity of the fat splitting enzyme lipase than the other milks mentioned."
"As Bumble repeated the demand several times I hastily warmed goats’ milk, filled her bottle and satisfied her. […] I reared her from a day old on goats’ milk and for six months she lived with dogs and cats."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does goats' milk mean?: Alternative form of goat's milk.

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