"rat-trap cheese" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rat-trap cheeses [plural]
Etymology: So called because it might be used in baiting a trap. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=rat-trap cheese}} rat-trap cheese (countable and uncountable, plural rat-trap cheeses)
  1. (US, informal) Inexpensive unexceptional cheese. Tags: US, countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Cheeses Related terms: mousetrap, rat cheese

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