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Definition of milkmaid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

milkmaid

noun

/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/

/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/

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(in the past) a woman whose job was to take milk from cows and make butter and cheese

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