smearcase
[ smeer-keys ]
/ ˈsmɪərˌkeɪs /
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noun Chiefly North Midland U.S.
any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
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Nearby words
- smear culture,
- smear test,
- smear word,
- smear-case,
- smear-sheet,
- smeared,
- smeary,
- smeaton,
- smeaton, john,
- smectic
Also smier·case, schmierkase.
Origin of smearcase
Regional variation note
See cottage cheese.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for smear-case
There was smear-case too, milk gravy and sauce made of English currants.
Vandemark's Folly|Herbert QuickThe man held a knife-load of smear-case in front of his mouth, and grunted.
Stories of the Foot-hills|Margaret Collier Graham
smear-case
1829, semi-translation of German Schmier-käse; see smear (v.) + cheese (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper