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2921 Etymology dictionary, p. udder (n.).2
… udder "milk gland of a cow, goat, etc.," from Proto-Germanic *udr- (source also of Old Frisian uder, Middle Dutch uyder, Dutch uijer, Old High German utar, German Euter …
2922 Etymology dictionary, p. urine (n.).2
… , liquid, milk" (source also of Sanskrit var "water," Avestan var "rain," Lithuanian jūrės "sea," Old English wær, Old Norse ver "sea," Old Norse ur "drizzling rain"), related …
2923 Etymology dictionary, p. white meat (n.).2
"meat of poultry, pigs, etc.," as opposed to red meat, 1752, from white (adj.) + meat (n.). Earlier it meant "foods prepared from milk" (early 15c.). African-American vernacular sense of "white women as sex partners" is from 1920s.
2924 Etymology dictionary, p. whole (adj.).3
The spelling with wh- developed early 15c. The sense in whole number is from early 14c. Whole milk is from 1782. On the whole "considering all facts or circumstances" is from 1690s. For phrase whole hog, see hog (n.).
2925 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Agriculture.25
… . The milk of camels, sheep and goats was eaten fresh or made into curdled milk, butter or cheese. More rarely was the flesh of these animals eaten (see FOOD ). The …
2926 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bee.2
… with milk and honey," certainly suggests that the honey as well as the milk is a domestic product. The hives now in use are very primitive and wasteful as compared …
2927 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bottle.2
… water milk, butter and cheese, have the hair left on and are far from cleanly-looking. Those used for wine and oil are tanned by means of oak bark and seasoning …
2928 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bottle.5
… water, milk, wine and other liquids are often kept in earthen jars or other receptacles. For such "bottles" see PITCHER; VESSEL. Glass bottles are not mentioned …
2929 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bowl.3
… the milk of the flock, and as the common dish in which to serve the family meal. We have abundant proof, however, that vessels of earthenware of various sorts …
2930 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bowl.4
… sour milk ( Judges 5:25; compare Arabic leben), and the bowl into which Gideon wrung the water from his fleece ( Judges 6:38 ) is denoted by the same word (cephel; Septuagint …
2931 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Camel.3
… weaving, milk, flesh and leather, as well as being an invaluable means of transportation in the arid desert. There are many Arabic names for the camel, the commonest …
2932 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Cattle.2
… for milk or for slaughtering. Travelers in the Holy Land realize that goat's milk is in most places easier to obtain than cow's milk. The commonest cattle …
2933 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Deborah.4
… of milk and then slew him by driving a peg into his temple. Thus runs the story in Judges 4:1 - 24. It is on the whole substantiated by the ode in chapter 5 which is …
2934 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Experience.5
… useth milk is unskillful (apeiros) in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe," while the Revised Version (British and American) renders "unskilful" by "without …
2935 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Food.22
… their milk--most of which they supply (compare Proverbs 27:27 ). For this reason they are still among the most valued possessions of rich and poor (compare Genesis …
2936 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Food.24
… ordinary milk and for a cheese made directly from sweet milk (compare 1 Samuel 17:18, charitse hechalabh, and our "cottage cheese").
2937 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Food.26
… with milk, is ordinary bees' honey (see HONEY ). The expression "honey" in the combination debhash wechalabh, for which Palestine was praised, most likely means …
2938 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Goat.6
… . Their milk is drunk and made into cheese and semn, a sort of clarified butter much used in cooking. Their hair is woven into tents ( Song of Solomon 1:5 ), carpets …
2939 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Greece, Religion in Ancient.83
… and milk might take the place of wine. The whole ceremony had been assimilated to what Greek religion knew as an initiation, in which the baptized underwent …
2940 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Guile.4
… ); "spiritual milk which is without guile" for "sincere milk of the word," the English Revised Version, margin "reasonable," the American Revised Version, margin …