Cheddar

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (cavity, pouch; ravine), as there is a gorge near the town.[1]

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Proper noun

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Cheddar

  1. A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553).
  2. A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

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Noun

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Cheddar (countable and uncountable, plural Cheddars)

  1. Cheddar cheese.

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cheddar”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.