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Etymology

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Fromcheese+‎vat.

Noun

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cheesevat(pluralcheesevats)

  1. Avatin whichcheeseis made.
    • 2005,Patricia Crawford,Women's Worlds in Seventeenth-Century England: A Sourcebook:
      Thecheesevats,butter, and cheese in Charles's inventory (not itemised in Isabel's) indicate that Isabel makes her own.