Definitions

1. verb

to remove the milk from (a cheese), or to extract milk from a cheese, typically in the early stages of its production

“The cheesemaker chose to milken the curd by hand.”

2. verb

to extract or remove (something) from a person, place, or thing

“The doctor had to milken the patient’s body of the toxin.”

3. noun

a dairy product made from the milk of certain animals, especially a type of cheese

“The milken was a staple in the medieval diet.”