[bees.tings] n pl but sing or pl in constr [ME bestynge, fr. OE bysting, fr. beost beestings; akin to OHG biost beestings] (bef. 12c): the colostrum esp. of a cow
BEESTINGS
Meaning of BEESTINGS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012