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cŏlostra (cŏlustra ), ae, f. (cŏlo-stra , ōrum, n., Mart. 13, 38, 2; in sing.: cŏlostrum , Mart. l. l.; Serv. ad Verg. E. 2, 22),
I.the first milk after delivery, the biestings, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123; 11, 41, 96, § 236; Col. 7, 3, 17; Pall. Nov. 13, 1.—As a dainty dish, Mart. l. l.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 154; 1, 2, 177; Laber. ap. Non. p. 84, 13.
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    • Plautus, Poenulus, 1.2
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.3.17
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