cammocky
cammocky adjective: having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock.
Adjective
cammocky (not comparable)
- Having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock.
- Folklore English farmers certainly disliked restharrow for another reason. Although it was eaten with relish by the cows, it used to taint the taste of the milk, butter and cheese, and ‘cammocky’ butter was a nuisance in counties where restharrow is common.2006, Jocelyne Lawton, Flowers & Fables: A Welsh Herbal, page 49
- Cammocky butter was a nuisance in Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. In the north children dug up the root and chewed it.1975, Geoffrey Grigson, The Englishman's flora, page 141
Origin of cammocky
From cammock + -y.
Questions about cammocky
- What does cammocky mean?
- Cammocky means having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock.
- What part of speech is cammocky?
- Cammocky is an adjective.
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