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Ogleshield

Ogleshield noun: a washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Somerset.

Noun

Ogleshield (uncountable)

  1. A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Somerset.

Origin of Ogleshield

Named after William Oglethorpe, who helped to develop the recipe, and the existing Jersey Shield cheese.

Questions about Ogleshield

What does Ogleshield mean?
Ogleshield means a washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Somerset.
What part of speech is Ogleshield?
Ogleshield is a noun.

Words near Ogleshield in the dictionary

  1. ogle-ins
  2. ogled
  3. ogler
  4. oglers
  5. ogles
  6. Ogleshield
  7. oglesome
  8. Oglethorpe
  9. Oglethorpe County
  10. Oglethorpes
  11. Ogliastra

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