rotolactor

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noun

A machine for milking a number of cows one after another by means of a rotating platform.

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Meanings

nounrotolactor (plural rotolactors)

plural rotolactors

  1. A machine for milking a number of cows one after another by means of a rotating platform.

    The rotolactor has places for 50 cows on its platform. A cow steps on, rides around once, is milked, and steps off, all in 12 minutes.

    1942, Leo John Brueckner, Foster Earl Grossnickle, Elda Lucille Merton, Arithmetic We Use (volume 6, page 52)

Origin

Originally a brand name. See roto-, lactate, -or.

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APA

rotolactor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotolactor

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“rotolactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotolactor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rotolactor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotolactor.

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