- smiercase
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/smear"kays'/, n.smearcase.
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smiercase
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smiercase — noun see smearcase … New Collegiate Dictionary
smiercase — smier•case [[t]ˈsmɪərˌkeɪs[/t]] n. dial. smearcase … From formal English to slang
smiercase — variant of smearcase * * * /smear kays /, n. smearcase … Useful english dictionary
smearcase — also smiercase noun Etymology: modification of German Schmierkäse, from schmieren to smear + Käse cheese Date: 1829 chiefly Midland cottage cheese … New Collegiate Dictionary
smearcase — /smear kays /, n. Chiefly North Midland U.S. any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, esp. a sour cottage cheese. Also, smiercase, schmierkase. [1820 30, Amer.; half trans., half adoption of G Schmierkäse, equiv. to… … Universalium
smearcase — smear•case or smiercase [[t]ˈsmɪərˌkeɪs[/t]] n. dial. chiefly North Midland U.S. any soft cheese suitable for spreading, esp. a sour cottage cheese • Etymology: 1820–30, amer.; smear+ G Kӓse cheese I … From formal English to slang
smear|case — «SMIHR kays», noun. U.S. Dialect. cottage cheese. Also, smiercase. ╂[< German Schmierkäse < schmieren to smear + Käse cheese] … Useful english dictionary
