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SMEARCASE
Etymology
Noun
smearcase (uncountable)
(US, Pennsylvania, especially, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Cottage cheese.
Anagrams
• massacree, racemases
Source: Wiktionary
Smear"case`, n. [G. schmierkäse; schmier grease (or schmieren to smear) + käse cheese.]
Definition: Cottage cheese. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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