cow pool

noun

A collective or organization through which members have their cows milked in a centralized location.

Meanings

nouncow pool (plural cow pools)

plural cow pools

  1. A collective or organization through which members have their cows milked in a centralized location.

    A cow pool is defined as a business organization or cooperative which cares for and milks cows in a centralized location. Cow pools are not new.

    1983, M. E. Ensminger, The Stockman's Handbook, page 89
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    One of the newest dairy developments is the so-called "cow pool." A number of these arrangements have sprung up in Iowa and in several other states with various modifications. Dairy specialists at Iowa State College have defined a "cow pool" as follows: "Essentially it is a 'milk factory' in which […]

    1958, Virginia Agricultural Economics, numbers 153-177, page 77
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