Cheddar, hard

Cheddar, hard
 Bad luck.

A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . . 2015.

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  • Cheddar cheese — Country of origin England Region Somerset Town …   Wikipedia

  • Hard cheddar! — Hard/Tough cheddar! British & Australian, informal, Australian, informal something that you say to or about someone to whom something bad has happened in order to show that you have no sympathy for them. It s about time Richard realized that he… …   New idioms dictionary

  • cheddar (cheese) — [ched′ər] n. 〚after Cheddar, in Somerset, England, where orig. made〛 [often C ] a variety of hard, smooth cheese, mild to very sharp * * * …   Universalium

  • cheddar (cheese) — [ched′ər] n. [after Cheddar, in Somerset, England, where orig. made] [often C ] a variety of hard, smooth cheese, mild to very sharp …   English World dictionary

  • cheddar (cheese) — [ched′ər] n. [after Cheddar, in Somerset, England, where orig. made] [often C ] a variety of hard, smooth cheese, mild to very sharp …   English World dictionary

  • Cheddar cheese — hard cheese made from cow s milk …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cheddar — cheddary, adj. /ched euhr/, n. (often cap.) a hard, smooth textured cheese, made usually from the whole milk of cows and varying in color from white to deep yellow and in flavor from mild to sharp as it ages. Also called cheddar cheese. [1655 65; …   Universalium

  • cheddar cheese — noun hard smooth textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England • Syn: ↑cheddar, ↑Armerican cheddar, ↑American cheese • Hypernyms: ↑cheese • Hyponyms: ↑rat cheese, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard — /had / (say hahd) adjective 1. solid and firm to the touch; not soft. 2. firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. 3. difficult to do or accomplish; fatiguing; troublesome: a hard task. 4. difficult or troublesome with respect to an action specified:… …  

  • cheddar — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Cheddar, village in Somersetshire, England Date: 1646 a hard white, yellow, or orange smooth textured cheese with a flavor that ranges from mild to strong as the cheese matures called also cheddar cheese …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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