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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†CHEESING MEAT, n. comb. (See quot.)Ork. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XV. 95–96:
Cheesing meat. It was formerly the custom that the women who had attended an accouchement brought a present . . . next day; . . . it generally consisted of a stoup full of “Eggalourie” and a “cubbie” of bannocks, and was conveyed by stealth into the bed of the invalid.
