"groaning cheese" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: groaning cheeses [plural]
Etymology: groaning refers to the travails of childbirth. Etymology templates: {{m|en|groaning}} groaning Head templates: {{en-noun}} groaning cheese (plural groaning cheeses)
  1. (UK, historical) A large cheese traditionally divided among the members of a household when a childbirth took place. It was cut from the middle so that the baby, when born, could be passed through it. Tags: UK, historical Related terms: groaning board
    Sense id: en-groaning_cheese-en-noun-ZB-Gp41X Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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