milsey

noun

mil·​sey

variants or milsie

ˈmilsē,

-si

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: a milk strainer

Word History

Etymology

alteration of English dialect milk-sye, from Middle English mylke syhe, from mylke, milk milk + syhe sieve, from sien, syen to strain

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