Ogleshield

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noun

A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Somerset.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounOgleshield (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Somerset.

Origin

Named after William Oglethorpe, who helped to develop the recipe, and the existing Jersey Shield cheese.

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APA

Ogleshield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ogleshield

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“Ogleshield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ogleshield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ogleshield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ogleshield.

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