cheddar

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/ ˈtʃɛd ər /

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noun

Often Cheddar .Also called cheddar cheese . 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.

Slang. money: The monthly grand prize is $200, and the yearly grand prize is $1,000—that's a lot of cheddar.

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Origin of cheddar

First recorded in 1655–65; named after Cheddar, village in Somersetshire, England, where the cheese was first made

OTHER WORDS FROM cheddar

ched·dar·y, adjective

Words nearby cheddar

checkup, check valve, checkweighman, checkwriter, checky, cheddar, cheddar pink, cheddite, cheder, cheechako, chee-chee

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How to use cheddar in a sentence

Bacon or no bacon, these cheddar biscuits with eggs and sauteed spinach are a glorious way to take a page from Tracy’s weekly plan and make breakfast for dinner.
Cheddar biscuits loaded with eggs, bacon and spinach are why we love breakfast for dinner|Daniela Galarza|September 23, 2021|Washington Post
Ah — you stop to reflect — thank goddess that cheddar weather has finally arrived.
It’s Cheddar Weather Somewhere|Dayna Evans|September 22, 2021|Eater
I also failed to find any pictures of the chicken and cheddar Hot Pockets online, so I was forced to guess at its appearance.
Why you should—or shouldn’t—DIY discontinued Hot Pockets|Purbita Saha|August 14, 2021|Popular-Science
I seemed to be pulled there by gravity, compelled to buy a cheddar biscuit sandwich with fig jam, letting my eyes run over the carefully displayed boxes of artisanal pastas and homemade masks.
How to support local small businesses during pandemic reopening|Alexandra Ossola|April 18, 2021|Quartz

I prefer a solid hunk of cheddar cheese paired with Wasa Multi-Grain crispbread.
These Are Our Editors' Go-To Ski Lunches|Ula Chrobak|February 9, 2021|Outside Online
Once inside, he removes a cup of broccoli-cheddar soup from his bag and goes to heat it up.
The Revival of Kieran Culkin: A Reluctant Star Seizes the Spotlight|Marlow Stern|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In March, U.S. cheddar prices hit record highs when a surge in exports to China reduced domestic supplies.
Say Cheese—China's New Obsession|Will Doig|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(3) A grilled cheese by Cecilia Fabulich, with aged cheddar and white bread.
The Art of Grilled Cheese|Isabel Wilkinson|April 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Maybe a bowl of tortilla soup to go with your steak, or some bacon-cheddar potato wedges to start?
30 Deadliest Meals of 2010|The Daily Beast|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Among the worst offenders is the takeout favorite, broccoli cheddar.
9 Unhealthiest Takeout Foods|Divya Gugnani|October 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The big ocean liners lashed to port and starboard cut us off from air as well as light and one of them is loaded with Cheddar.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
From Cheddar, Hannah More was led to examine into the condition of neighboring places.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
It is deep yellow or red in color, similar in flavor to Cheddar cheese, and is used in much the same manner.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Pineapple cheese, while of American origin, is really very much like English Cheddar cheese, except that it is harder.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Sour milk may make good pot-cheese to which we do not object, but it will not make good American cheddar cheese.
Hints on Dairying|T. D. Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for cheddar

Cheddar

/ (ˈtʃɛdə) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) any of several types of smooth hard yellow or whitish cheese

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)

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