Cheshire cheese

noun

: a cheese similar to cheddar made chiefly in Cheshire, England

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First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Cheshire cheese was in 1597

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Cheshire cheese

noun

Chesh·ire cheese

ˌchesh-ər-

: a cheese made in England that is similar to cheddar

Etymology

named for Cheshire, county in England where the cheese was first made

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