Dutch cheese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Dutch cheese
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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However, a blogger pointed out on X that the stat was "unequivocally false" as the Dutch cheese was nowhere near that popular.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
Gerda van Dorp, a Dutch cheese farmer in the town of Fijnaart, in the south of the country, woke up on March 29 to a mostly empty cheese storage room.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
There is an eye for memorable detail: for the fact, for instance, that Mayflower pilgrims came to the new world loaded down with Dutch cheese, but no seed.
From Economist ● Nov. 22, 2017
“In Holland we still think we know everything,” Gullit says wryly as he tucks into a Dutch cheese toastie.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2016
The import trade in Dutch cheese remains almost stationary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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