smearcase

[ smeer-keys ]
/ ˈsmɪərˌkeɪs /

noun Chiefly North Midland U.S.

any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
Also smier·case, schmierkase.

Origin of smearcase

1820–30, Americanism; half translation, half adoption of German Schmierkäse, equivalent to schmier(en) to spread, smear + Käse cheese1

regional variation note for smearcase

See cottage cheese.

Words nearby smearcase

smear campaign, smear culture, smear test, smear word, smear-sheet, smearcase, smeary, smeaton, smectic, smectite, smeddum

Example sentences from the Web for smear-case

  • There was smear-case too, milk gravy and sauce made of English currants.

    Vandemark's Folly |Herbert Quick

  • The man held a knife-load of smear-case in front of his mouth, and grunted.

    Stories of the Foot-hills |Margaret Collier Graham