English Explanatory Dictionary

double Gloucester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variety of Gloucester cheese, stronger and aged for longer than single Gloucester.
noun
  1. Alternative form of double Gloucester.

Pronunciation

En-Double Gloucester.oga

Word forms

double Gloucester double Gloucesters double Gloster

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps because cream from the morning milk was added to the evening milk, because the milk was skimmed twice, or because the cheese was typically twice the height of a single Gloucester.

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