milk

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
milk/mɪlk/

▶noun a white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.

■ the milk of cows (or occasionally goats or ewes) as a drink for humans.

■ the white juice of certain plants, such as the coconut.

■ a creamy liquid with a particular use: cleansing milk.

▶verb

• 1 draw milk from (a cow or other animal).

  ■ extract sap, venom, or other substances from.

• 2 exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time.

• 3 get all possible advantage from (a situation).

– phrases
in milk (of an animal) producing milk.
milk and honey prosperity and abundance. [with biblical allusion to the prosperity of the Promised Land (Exod. 3:8).]

– origin OE milc, milcian, of Gmc origin.