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  1. All of the cow's milk will be gathered and consumed.

  2. All of the cows' milk will be gathered and consumed.

Andrew Leach
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  • Is it referring to all of the milk of one cow or many cows? – KillingTime Sep 02 '23 at 07:48
  • It doesn't mention it in the question. – Jof Sep 02 '23 at 07:52
  • Either is correct, but they mean subtly different things. See the linked question and its answers. – Andrew Leach Sep 02 '23 at 08:34
  • I expect << cows milk >> to become an acceptable version at some point in time for essentially the open compound analogue of coconut milk / soya milk. I think the transition to << cow milk >> would be too jarring in speech. This is in line with the competing << writers guilds >> and the prevailing << working mens clubs >> (new word!) But for the time being, the type of milk is almost always << cow's milk >> or << cows' milk >> (both are used) while the possessive (this brown cow's milk; the Giles's cows' milk) forms are formed regularly. – Edwin Ashworth Sep 02 '23 at 14:19

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