dairying

/'deəriiɳ/

Thân thiện

A farmer tends to cows in a modern dairying operation.

Definition

Noun: - The business or industry of producing, processing, and selling milk and milk products (such as butter, cheese, and yogurt). It encompasses the operation of a dairy farm and the subsequent handling of milk.

Usage

"Dairying" is a formal or technical term used to refer to the agricultural sector and commercial enterprise focused on milk production. It is often used in economic, historical, or agricultural contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Modern dairying requires sophisticated equipment for milking and refrigeration.
  • The region's economy was historically based on dairying and crop farming.
  • She studied the environmental impact of intensive dairying.

Advanced Usage

• "to be engaged in dairying": to work in the dairy business.
  • His family has been engaged in dairying for three generations.

Variants and Related Words

• Dairy (noun): A place where milk is stored, processed, or sold; also, a farm concerned with the production of milk. (e.g., , ).
• Dairyman/Dairywoman (noun): A person who owns or works in a dairy.

Synonyms

• Dairy farming: The agricultural practice of raising cattle for milk.
• Milk production: The act or process of producing milk.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the business of a dairy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dairy farming