"cammocky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: cammock + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cammock|y}} cammock + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cammocky (not comparable)
  1. (UK, dialectal, chiefly Southern England, of milk, butter or cheese) Having an unpleasant taste or smell because it came from a cow that ate cammock. Tags: Southern-England, UK, dialectal, not-comparable

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