smearcase

[ smeer-keys ]
/ ˈsmɪərˌkeɪs /
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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 smearcase

  • If old Smearcase continues to fool away his hard-earned wealth in that manner, his friends ought to buy an injunction on his will!

    The Humors of Falconbridge |Jonathan F. Kelley

  • In America cottage cheese is also called pot, Dutch and smearcase.

    The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton Brown