"cheese rolling" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=cheese rolling}} cheese rolling (uncountable)
  1. An ancient British sport in which competitors race downhill after a rolling round of cheese. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cheese_rolling-en-noun-VWO3xg3b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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