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dairy (derē)

noun pl. dairies -·ies

  1. a building or room where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made
  2. dairy farm
    1. a commercial establishment that processes and distributes milk and milk products
    2. a retail store where these are sold

Etymology: ME daierie < daie, dairymaid < OE dæge, (female) bread maker < dag, dough + -erie, -ery

adjective

of milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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