milkshed.
A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
Meaning & usage
A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.
Where this word comes from
From milk + shed, by analogy with watershed.
A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.
Where this word comes from
From milk + shed, as analogous with woodshed or toolshed.
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