dairy

dairy

noun, often attributive \ˈder-ē\

plural dair·ies

Definition of DAIRY

1

: a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made

2

a : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese

b : a farm devoted to such production

3

: an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products

Origin of DAIRY

Middle English deyerie, from deye dairymaid, from Old English dǣge kneader of bread; akin to Old English dāg dough — more at dough

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with DAIRY

aerie, airy, berry, bury, Carey, cherry, chary, Derry, faerie, fairy, ferry, Gerry, glairy, glary, hairy, Jerry, kerry, Mary, marry, merry, nary, perry, prairie, query, scary, serry, Shari, sherry, skerry, terry, Terry, vary, very, wary, wherry