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Definition of dairy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dairy

adjective
 
 
/ˈdeəri/
 
/ˈderi/
[only before noun]
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  1.  
    made from milk
    • dairy products/produce
  2.  
    connected with the production of milk rather than meat
    • the dairy industry
    • dairy cattle/farmers
    • a dairy cow/farm
    3. Word OriginMiddle English deierie, from deie ‘dairymaid’ (in Old English dǣge ‘female servant’), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse deigja, also to dough and to the second element of Old English hlǣfdige (see lady).
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