Noun: cheeselog
| Singular | cheeselog |
| Plural | cheeselogs |
Sample Sentences
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The only local word anybody mentioned was 'cheeselog' (meaning 'woodlouse' - Ed). I think it comes from an American cake that's long and thin, and has segments. [2005 January 26, Paul Kerswill, “The Sound of Reddin”, in BBC:]
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[2006 May 30, jellyjelly, “Getting rid of cheeselogs/woodlouse?”, in Mumsnet:]
Nouns inflected like cheeselog
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps alteration of an earlier term through folk etymology influenced by cheese and log. Compare cheslip, lockchester.