(historical) A rod by which a millstone was trundled from the quarry to the mill.

plural of milking booster

A kind of booster, in a power station, used to give an additional charge to a battery cell operating with reduced capacity by "milking" the other, healthy cells.

Ara militaris, a large parrot with mostly green plumage.

Asclepias incarnata, native to eastern and central North America.

(US) milk from which about half of the cream has been removed

Asclepias tuberosa, native to most of North America, except for the northwest.

Asclepias cordifolia, native to the mountains of the west coast states of the United States.

Asclepias purpurascens, native to the central and midwestern United States. / Asclepias cordifolia, native to the west coast of the United States, the heartleaf milkweed.

A form of community-based psychotherapy in which patients are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and others within the unit, based upon a hierarchy of collective punishments.