Dictionary entry

Milch

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Milch (?), a. [OE. milche; akin to G. melk, Icel. milkr, mjōlkr, and to E. milk. See Milk.]

1. Giving milk; — now applied only to beasts. “Milch camels.” Gen. xxxii.Milch kine.” Shak.

2. Tender; pitiful; weeping. Shak.