beestings

noun

bees·​tings ˈbē-stiŋz 

variants or beastings

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: the colostrum especially of a cow

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bestynge, from Old English bȳsting, from bēost beestings; akin to Old High German biost beestings

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above