English Dictionary: Udder | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |