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slipcoat

slipcoat noun: a rich variety of cheese, resembling butter, but white.

Noun

slipcoat (uncountable)

  1. A rich variety of cheese, resembling butter, but white.
    • A second Way of making Slipcoat Cheese. To two Quarts of Cream, add six Quarts of Milk directly from the Cow, mingle these together and let them stand till they are cold, then pour three Pints of boiling Water to it1750, William Ellis, The Country Housewife's Family Companion

Origin of slipcoat

From slip + coat.

Questions about slipcoat

What does slipcoat mean?
Slipcoat means a rich variety of cheese, resembling butter, but white.
What part of speech is slipcoat?
Slipcoat is a noun.

Words near slipcoat in the dictionary

  1. slipcases
  2. slipcasing
  3. slipcasings
  4. slipcasting
  5. slipcastings
  6. slipcoat
  7. slipcover
  8. slipcovered
  9. slipcovers
  10. slipdress
  11. slipdresses

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