udder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
    bag.

WordNet

Ud"der noun
Etymology
OE. uddir, AS. uder; akin to D. uijer, G. euter, OHG. utar, utiro, Icel. jugr, Sw. jufver, jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. udhar. *216. Cf. Exuberant.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma.
    A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. Shak.
  2. One of the breasts of a woman. R.
    Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. Pope.

Webster 1913