store cheese

noun

: cheddar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As to where to store cheese, choose your refrigerator’s vegetable crisper or cheese drawers. —Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

from its being a staple article stocked in grocery stores

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of store cheese was in 1863

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“Store cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/store%20cheese. Accessed 6 Jun. 2023.

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