cheddar
Americannoun
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Also called cheddar cheese. Often Cheddar a hard, smooth-textured cheese, made usually from the whole milk of cows and varying in color from white to deep yellow and in flavor from mild to sharp as it ages.
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Slang. money.
The monthly grand prize is $200, and the yearly grand prize is $1,000—that's a lot of cheddar.
noun
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(sometimes not capital) any of several types of smooth hard yellow or whitish cheese
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a village in SW England, in N Somerset: situated near Cheddar Gorge , a pass through the Mendip Hills renowned for its stalactitic caverns and rare limestone flora. Pop: 4796 (2001)
Other Word Forms
- cheddary adjective
Etymology
Origin of cheddar
First recorded in 1655–65; named after Cheddar, village in Somersetshire, England, where the cheese was first made
Example Sentences
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They questioned what school she went to and laughed when she brought a bag of grated cheddar to a party, to contribute to the cheeseboard.
From BBC
Back together again, some shared warm “Murdaugh Muffins,” made of sausage, cheddar and biscuit mix, as they debated the odds of a retrial.
I don’t want Aunt Melissa to think I’m an irresponsible babysitter, so I choose a bag of cheddar popcorn.
From Literature
“And if you really want to be clever, put a $5 bill inside. It’s impossible to stay mad when a little cheddar falls out of a card someone’s sent you.”
Jessica Pegula defeated her close friend Madison Keys to end her Australian Open title defence and settle a bet involving apple pie with cheddar cheese on top.
From BBC
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