milk bucket

Farmer's collection vessel

A milk bucket is a container used for collecting milk during hand milking of cows, goats, or other dairy animals.

Typically made of metal with a handle, it's designed to catch the stream of milk directly beneath the udder.

The term evokes traditional farming before mechanized milking systems: She carried the milk bucket out to the barn at dawn.

Related
  • pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
  • udderMammalian mammary organ
  • dairyMilk-based foods collectively
  • dairy farmLivestock operation for milk
  • barnAgricultural storage structure

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Opposites
dairy processing stage

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function in animal husbandry

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Container for animal meals

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G