Lactometer. World English Historical Dictionary

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[f. LACTO- + -METER.] An instrument for gauging the purity of milk.

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1817.  Blackw. Mag., II. 219. A Lactometer, for ascertaining the comparative value of each cow’s milk in a dairy.

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1872.  Echo, 8 Oct., 5. Milk which was proved by the lactometer to be more than half water.

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