cheese wire

noun

A strong fine wire able to cut through cheese easily. Normally with either a wooden handle at each end, or fixed to a board at one end, with a wooden handle at the other.

Meanings

nouncheese wire (countable and uncountable, plural cheese wires)

plural cheese wires

  1. countableuncountableA strong fine wire able to cut through cheese easily. Normally with either a wooden handle at each end, or fixed to a board at one end, with a wooden handle at the other.

Translations

Finnish leikkuulanka
  • leikkuulankaTranslations
French fil à couper le beurre
  • fil à couper le beurreTranslations
Irish sreang cháise
  • sreang cháiseTranslations
Polish drut na ser
  • drut na serTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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