Stinking Bishop

noun

A pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.

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Meanings

nounStinking Bishop (countable and uncountable, plural Stinking Bishops)

plural Stinking Bishops

  1. countableA pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.
  2. countableuncountableA washed-rind cheese made from the milk of Gloucester cattle and immersed in perry made from Stinking Bishop pears.

Origin

A reference to Frederick (or Percy) Bishop, who owned Moorcroft Farm in the early 1800s and was presumably the cultivar's breeder; he is said to have had an ugly temperament.

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APA

Stinking Bishop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stinking%20Bishop

MLA

“Stinking Bishop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stinking%20Bishop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stinking Bishop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stinking%20Bishop.

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