1
: the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : nipple
2
: a small projection or a nib (as on a mechanical part)
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The cashier then turned to a pair of singing possums played by Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim, crooning The Lion King-style about how the milk comes from… well, a possum’s teat.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
Similarly, at the Michigan State Fair real bovine will be replaced in its milking demonstration by Milkshake and Buttercup, fiberglass cows that have rubber teats and udders filled with water.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
Carlos Rodriguez squeezes a cow’s teat to check the quality of the milk coming out of it.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Dairy farm workers typically express milk by hand from cow teats before attaching milking equipment.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
Similarly, at the Michigan State Fair real bovine will be replaced in its milking demonstration by Milkshake and Buttercup, fiberglass cows that have rubber teats and udders filled with water.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
Carlos Rodriguez squeezes a cow’s teat to check the quality of the milk coming out of it.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Dairy farm workers typically express milk by hand from cow teats before attaching milking equipment.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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“Teat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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