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Limburger|ˈlɪmbɜːgə(r)|
[a. Du. and G. Limburger.]
1. attrib. with cheese, or ellipt. A soft strong-smelling cheese made in the province of Limburg in Belgium. Also Limburg cheese.
1817C. Campbell Traveller's Compl. Guide through Belgium & Holland (ed. 2) iv. 92 The disagreeable smell of the Limburg cheese, called Herve, though unpleasant to many, is justly ranked among the delicacies of the rich. 1859W. H. J. Weale Belgium p. xxvii, Limburg and Herve cheese are also very good, but their odour is intolerable. c1870More Yankee Drolleries ii. 15 Limburger cheese, an abomination guilty of the most powerful odour. 1883Authors & Publishers (G. P. Putnam's Sons) 45 The cheese-monger may not like either Stilton or Roquefort, he may even have his doubts as to the absolute wholesomeness of the more athletic brands of Limburger. 1887Harper's Mag. Mar. 644/1 The obese Teuton delights in ‘loud’ Limburger and Gruyere. 1905W. H. Simmonds Pract. Grocer III. 88 Limburger is a Belgian cheese of the soft class, which is allowed to ripen before use. 1908[see Hamburger 2]. 1966Marquis & Haskell Cheese Bk. iii. 197 Strong cheeses like Limburger and Liederkranz are not for cocktail parties because after an hour or so at warm temperatures they will all but clear the room.
2. a. A native or inhabitant of Limburg. b. (Also Limˈburgerish.) The dialect of the Limburgers. Also as adj.
1932Times Lit. Suppl. 16 June 446/4 But this Limburgerish would not be a living language if it could be reduced to simple rules. Ibid., Something for which Limburger grammarians have no doubt an appropriate name. 1963N. Freeling Gun before Butter 51 He was no fool. A Limburger... The people from ‘below the rivers’ are quicker..than the Dutch of Holland. |