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smearcase
smear·case [ smr kàyss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
regional 
Same as  cottage cheese
[Early 19th century. < German Schmierkäse< schmieren "spread" + Käse "cheese"]

Regional History

Although the term smearcase is mainly used in eastern Pennsylvania, it has spread with migrations throughout Appalachia into the western Carolinas and East Tennessee.
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