cheese rolling

noun

An ancient British sport in which competitors race downhill after a rolling round of cheese.

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Meanings

nouncheese rolling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ancient British sport in which competitors race downhill after a rolling round of cheese.

    This is where the famous cheese rolling takes place.

    1998, Roy Woodcock, A Year of Walks in the Cotswolds
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    Each year thousands of spectators gather to watch the ancient sport of cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill...

    2003, Colin Michael Hall, et al: Food Tourism Around the World
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