antihuff

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling. US,obsolete,uncountable
    — [in title]

词源

From anti- + huff. Huffing was cheesemakers' jargon for an unwanted expansion or swelling that rendered cheese unsaleable.
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