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teat Definition

teat (tēt)

noun

  1. nipple (sense )
  2. any small projection like a teat

Etymology: ME tete < OFr < Gmc base akin to OE tit

teat Synonyms

teat

n.

nipple, mammilla, tit, pap, dug, mammary nipple, titty*, boob*, jug*, knocker*; see also breast 2.

teat Usage Examples

Possessives

  • cow: Badger hunting, badger fat for cow's teats, better than goose fat.
  • mother: Little piglets, still wet and smeared with mucus, scrabbled on the metal floor to find their mother's teats.
  • sow: It is carried out to minimize damage to the sows ' teats and to the cheeks of other piglets in the litter.

Converse of object

  • test: Testing the teats has been funding pan out they games on the.
  • have: Those who have a very slow pulse teat is very weak may have itching on various parts of the body surface.
  • use: Once the calves have learned to use the teats they move onto a barrel device.
  • give: The tube can then be slipped over the blunted needle to give a fine teat.

Adjective modifier

  • newborn: We found that she'd only drink from newborn, slow teats too.
  • artificial: Give no artificial teats or dummies to breastfeeding infants.
  • slow: Those who have a very slow pulse teat is very weak may have itching on various parts of the body surface.

Modifies a noun

  • dip: After milking, a suitable teat dip should be applied.
  • canal: Antibiotics to treat mastitis are painfully injected up the teat canal.
  • pipette: The volumes are not critical - a single squirt from a teat pipette will be accurate enough.
  • injury: Severe teat injuries, such as total teat amputation, are surprisingly common in dairy herds ( 43 ).
  • damage: Inappropriate cubicle housing can reduce a cow's lying time which can predispose to lameness and may contribute to teat damage.
  • spot: The belly to be white but teat spots permissible.

Noun used with modifier

  • bottle: With two compartments the infant basket holds bottle collars and soothers in the upper compartment and bottle teats in the bottom basket.
  • cow: Step 9 The milker then sprays the cows teats with a mild disinfectant to prevent any germs entering the teats.
  • rubber: The bottles were glass with solid rubber teats that fitted into the bottle tops.
  • flow: They come with a stage 1, slow flow teat, but we used the stage 2 teats.

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