milch cow

noun

1. milk cow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of milch cow¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

No wonder Spark referred to it as her “milch cow.”

From The New Yorker

In Spark’s words, the novel became her “milch cow”.

From Economist

But traditional designs often made women feel like ungainly milch cows.

From BBC

Worrying that the whole house was going to go up in flames when the milch cow kicked a candle over into the kerosene bucket.

From Washington Post

Some way or the other he lost it since, but he still has the one which was shot at the spotted milch cow, before the little man came near us.

From Project Gutenberg