double Gloucester

noun

double Gloucester

noun

Etymology Uncertain. Perhaps because cream from the morning milk was added to the evening milk, because the milk was skimmed twice, or because the cheese was typically twice the height of a single Gloucester.

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A variety of Gloucester cheese, stronger and aged for longer than single Gloucester.

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