English Explanatory Dictionary

Stinking Bishop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.
  2. A washed-rind cheese made from the milk of Gloucester cattle and immersed in perry made from Stinking Bishop pears.

Word forms

Stinking Bishop Stinking Bishops

Etymology

A reference to Frederick (or Percy) Bishop, who owned Moorcroft Farm in the early 1800s and was presumably the cultivar's breeder; he is said to have had an ugly temperament.

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