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cheeselep

cheeselep noun: the dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.

Noun

cheeselep (plural cheeseleps)

  1. The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
  2. Rennet.
  3. A bag in which rennet is kept.

Forms of cheeselep

pluralcheeseleps
alternative formcheeselip
alternative formcheeselop
alternative formcheeslib
alternative formchislock
alternative formchoslip
alternative formkeeslip

Origin of cheeselep

From Middle English cheslip (“rennet”), from Old English cȳslybb, cīeslybb (“rennet”), from Proto-West Germanic *kāsijalubi (literally “cheese medicine, cheese potion”). Equivalent to cheese + lib.

Questions about cheeselep

What does cheeselep mean?
Cheeselep means the dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
What part of speech is cheeselep?
Cheeselep is a noun.
What is the plural of cheeselep?
The plural of cheeselep is cheeseleps.

Words near cheeselep in the dictionary

  1. cheesehamburger
  2. cheesehamburgers
  3. cheesehead
  4. cheeseheads
  5. cheesehopper
  6. cheeselep
  7. cheeseleps
  8. cheeseless
  9. cheeselessness
  10. cheeselet
  11. cheeselets

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