chessel
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier cheslip, literally cheese + lip.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chessel (plural chessels)
- A mould in which curds are placed before being pressed to remove the whey; subsequently the chessel is removed to allow the cheese to mature.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “chessel”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- ^ 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products