pickcheese

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noun

The blue tit.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounpickcheese (plural pickcheeses)

plural pickcheeses

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteThe blue tit.
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteThe fruit of the mallow.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

From pick + cheese. The bird is so called because it would steal from dairies.

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APA

pickcheese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickcheese

MLA

“pickcheese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickcheese. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pickcheese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickcheese.

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