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cheeselog

cheeselog noun: a woodlouse.

cheeselog: a woodlouse
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Noun

cheeselog (plural cheeselogs)

  1. A woodlouse.
    • The only local word anybody mentioned was 'cheeselog' (meaning 'woodlouse' - Ed). I think it comes from an American cake that's long and thin, and has segments.2005 January 26, Paul Kerswill, “The Sound of Reddin”, in BBC

Forms of cheeselog

pluralcheeselogs

Origin of cheeselog

Uncertain. Perhaps alteration of an earlier term through folk etymology influenced by cheese and log. Compare cheslip, lockchester.

Questions about cheeselog

What does cheeselog mean?
Cheeselog means a woodlouse.
What part of speech is cheeselog?
Cheeselog is a noun.
What is the plural of cheeselog?
The plural of cheeselog is cheeselogs.

Words near cheeselog in the dictionary

  1. cheeselets
  2. cheeselicious
  3. cheeselike
  4. cheeselip
  5. cheeselips
  6. cheeselog
  7. cheeselogs
  8. cheesemaker
  9. cheesemakers
  10. cheesemaking
  11. cheeseman

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