Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lactometer or lactodensiineter. See
tester . - noun A machine used to ascertain the percentage of fat in a sample of milk.
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Examples
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A Babcock milk-tester, owned by the county, circulates from school to school, enabling the children to test the productivity of their cows.
The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) Scott Nearing 1933
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Meanwhile, the agricultural students set up two cream separators and a milk-tester, and arranged their laboratory.
The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) Scott Nearing 1933
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