dog milk

See also: dog-milk and dogmilk

English

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Noun

dog milk (uncountable)

  1. Milk that is produced by dogs.
    • 1981 January 4, Lynne Ames, “About Westchester”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 June 2025:
      When an orphaned mammal is brought into the clinic, it is fed every two hours with Esbilac, a special packaged formula of powdered dog milk.
    • 2014 April 21, Terrence McCoy, “Thousands starving on outskirts of Damascus; situation ‘unprecedented in living memory,’ U.N. says”, in The Washington Post[2], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 April 2014:
      Months ago, in times better than these, the only thing that could be obtained at the markets of Yarmouk in southern Damascus was a “green starch” that could be fried and eaten. One kilogram (2.2 pounds) of rice cost between $70 and $100. Boys scurried in search of dandelions and cactus leaves. A common meal included a bowl of water and spice. Some drank dog milk. Others ate fertilizer. Many had nothing at all.
    • 2021 January 25, Tita Smith, “Vegans accuse high-profile animal activist of risking a puppy's life for 'Insta likes' after he turned down a shelter's offer to care for it - but his version is VERY different”, in Daily Mail[3], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 January 2021:
      • He shared a photo of an abandoned puppy he found on Instagram on January 10 / • He asked if locals knew where he could find dog milk to feed the newborn pup