cheese rolling

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

cheese rolling (uncountable)

  1. An ancient British sport in which competitors race downhill after a rolling round of cheese.
    • 1998, Roy Woodcock, A Year of Walks in the Cotswolds:
      This is where the famous cheese rolling takes place.
    • 2003, Colin Michael Hall, et al: Food Tourism Around the World:
      Each year thousands of spectators gather to watch the ancient sport of cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill...