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单词 cheeser
释义

cheeser

/ˈtʃiːzə /
noun Irish informal
The hard, shiny dark brown nut of a horse chestnut tree, typically one with a flat edge, used in the children’s game of conkers: they collected their cheesers in the spacious garden...
  • It's October, the month when small boys' minds are filled with ‘cheesers’.
  • There's more fun to be had with a wedge-shaped cheeser, especially when it's been thoughtfully prepared.
  • We'd head out to the big chestnut trees on the outskirts of the town and spend hours shaking the ripe cheesers.

Origin

Early 20th century: of uncertain origin; possibly from the odour of an opened chestnut, or perhaps from an abbreviation of a pronunciation of chestnut.

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