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Swiss cheese

noun

Hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland.

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"Swiss cheese" Quotes from Famous Books

... literatoor in the family. So we went an' did it. We did it to Gallops Junction first, and after that Eliph' sowed literatoor pretty general all over Iowa, an' next I heard of him all over the United States. Iowa is now a grand State, an as full of culture as a Swiss cheese is full of holes, an' I don't take all the credit for it; I give Eliph' his share. Hotels help to scatter the seed, ...

— Kilo - Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent • Ellis Parker Butler

... she basket she was appalled at his extravagance. She spread an amazing array of ham and chicken sandwiches, crab salad, hard-boiled eggs, pickled pigs' feet, ripe olives and dill pickles, Swiss cheese, salted almonds, oranges and bananas, and several pint bottles of beer. It was the quantity as well as the variety that bothered her. It had the appearance of a reckless attempt to buy out ...

— The Valley of the Moon • Jack London

... it. It is a sad story, but if you will try to restrain your tears I will tell you about it. On earth I was a manufacturer of Imported Holes for American Swiss Cheese, and I will acknowledge that I supplied a superior article, which was in great demand. Also I made pores for porous plasters and high-grade holes for doughnuts and buttons. Finally I invented a new Adjustable ...

— Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz • L. Frank Baum.

... Grate one-half pound American and Swiss cheese mixed, or American alone; add to the sauce. Chop three hard-boiled eggs, add to the sauce, season with salt and pepper, and serve on ...

— The International Jewish Cook Book • Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

... of Swiss cheese, foretells that you will come into possession of substantial property, and healthful ...

— 10,000 Dreams Interpreted • Gustavus Hindman Miller