self-sucker
noun1
Dated A female farm animal which drinks its own milk.
- It is worth while, therefore, to treat the self-suckers while they are giving milk.1886, The American Agriculturist, volume 45, page 54:
- It is generally the best cows that are self-suckers, the habit being due to the extreme pressure of milk causing pain.1901, The Agricultural Journal of the Cape of Good Hope, volume 18, page 31:
1 more example
- Cows addicted to the habit of sucking themselves should be taken in hand as soon as they are known to be self-suckers.1913, The Breeder's Gazette, Farm Buildings, page 310: