1) get something from; exploit. I couldn't forbear to milk that
gag. -The
Itsa Line (20
Aug. 63) 2) draw out or drain off, extract as if by milking. I'm just trying to milk this thing down for maximum
tone arm action, minimal
error and
maximal ease of
auditing.
-Comm Cycles in Auditing (25 July 63) 1) get something from; exploit. 2) draw out or drain off; extract as if by milking.
draw out (
information, etc.) as if by milking.
short for milk fever, a slight fever sometimes occurring in women about the beginning of lactation, originally believed to be caused by a great accumulation of milk in the breasts, now
thought to be caused by infection.