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rat cheese

American  

noun

Informal.

  1. inexpensive cheese, especially domestic cheddar.

Etymology

Origin of rat cheese

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; presumably so called because it is deemed suitable only for rattraps

Example Sentences

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The Hamiltons at the well rig had finished their lunch of Liza’s bread and rat cheese and venomous coffee cooked in a can over the fire.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

All we had was crackers out of the barrel and rat cheese off the wheel.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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