CHEDDAR

cheddar, cheddar cheese, Armerican cheddar, American cheese

(noun) hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England

Cheddar

(noun) a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Cheddar

A village in Somerset, England famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them.

Noun

Cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural Cheddars)

Cheddar cheese.

Etymology

From Cheddar cheese

Noun

cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural cheddars)

A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.

(slang) Money, cash, currency.

Verb

cheddar (third-person singular simple present cheddars, present participle cheddaring, simple past and past participle cheddared)

(cheese making) To cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds.

Source: Wiktionary


Ched"dar, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as, Cheddar cheese.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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