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vinney en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɪni/

Etymology

Variant of vinny (“mouldy”) used substantively, from Middle English *vinny, *finny, from Old English fyniġ (“mouldy”); related to vinew.

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal, qualifier:Dorset, uncountable) A traditional blue cheese made in Dorset, England, from skimmed cows' milk.

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