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That suggests mechanical transfer during milking, when a separate cup is put on each teat.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2024

One day this past October, Ms. Stefanik stood in front of a dozen gigantic bins of bovine teat cleanser, decrying the war on chocolate milk to a nodding crowd of farmers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

To give up the Queen’s contribution without also giving up that of the Prince, commentators noted, hardly amounts to weaning oneself from the royal teat altogether.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 10, 2020

Semex, a Canadian seller of bull semen, offers already offers a “Robot Ready ” option for cows “built for automation,” with teat lengths and temperaments bred for milking machines.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2018

Malcolm passed her the bottle and the rubber teat.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

He said there was no longer any way of sterilising their milk and bottle teats to the required standard.

From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023

A good idea doesn’t stay secret for long, and fermented yogurt became part of the diet of people from Scandinavia to the Steppe, anywhere that animals’ teats were mined for their precious mammal-nectar.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

Since the mother does not have enough teats for all of the lambs, three will be reared by their individual mothers and two will be bottle fed.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2022

As a young man, Mr. Crawley realized he “didn’t want to yank” cows’ teats for the rest of his life and found work in a machine shop.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

And I’d seen eggs laid, bloody puppies wet and shimmery, calves encased in a blue bubble, slippery wet ponies thin and vulnerable, and hundreds of pink piglets suckling engorged teats.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago