Etymology

Blue Vinney

Today it means: A traditional hard, crumbly blue cheese from Dorset, England, made from skimmed cows' milk. Full definition →

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The story

Perhaps from a local Dorset term related to vinew (“to become mouldy”); perhaps a corruption of veiny.

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