cheeselep en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English cheslip (“rennet”), from Old English cȳslybb, cīeslybb (“rennet”), from Proto-West Germanic *kāsijalubi (literally “cheese medicine, cheese potion”). Equivalent to cheese + lib.
Meanings
- The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
- Rennet.
- A bag in which rennet is kept.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chislock | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheeseleps | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cheeselip | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheeselop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheeslib | alternative | lexicographic | |
| keeslip | alternative | lexicographic | |
| choslip | alternative | lexicographic |