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English Dictionary: Udder by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
udder
n
  1. mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: udder, bag]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Udder \Ud"der\, n. [OE. uddir, AS. [d4]der; akin to D. uijer, G.
      euter, OHG. [d4]tar, [d4]tiro, Icel. j[d4]gr, Sw. jufver,
      jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. [d4]dhar. [fb]216.
      Cf. {Exuberant}.]
      1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and
            stored; -- popularly called the {bag} in cows and other
            quadrupeds. See {Mamma}.
  
                     A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. --Shak.
  
      2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.]
  
                     Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and
                     with oxlike eyes.                              --Pope.
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