skim milk

noun

: milk from which the cream has been taken

called also skimmed milk

Examples of skim milk in a Sentence

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For breakfast, the menu included fruit, cereal, breakfast pastries and skim milk. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024 There's also an order of marshmallow potion macchiato with 18 pumps of marshmallow ube swirl, two shots of vanilla flavoring, four shots of hazelnut, four shots of blueberry, four shots of coconut, 12 teaspoons of sugar and skim milk. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 For breakfast, the menu includes fruit, cereal, breakfast pastries and skim milk. Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024 The liquid inside the bottles, on a conference table in front of us, looked opaque and white, like skim milk. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skim milk 

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skim milk was in 1596

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“Skim milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skim%20milk. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

skim milk

noun
: milk from which the cream has been removed

called also skimmed milk

Medical Definition

skim milk

noun
: milk from which the cream has been taken

called also skimmed milk

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