salvyadj.
/ˈsalvi//ˈsɑːvi/ dialect and U.S.
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salvy1861
1861 Trans. Illinois State Agric. Soc. 1859–60 4 103 Care should be taken not to work it too much, as it will hurt the grain of the butter and make it salvy.
1884 Sheldon in West. Daily Press 24 May 3/6 It is this oxydation of the curd..which..develops the flavour of the cheese, and mellows down the casein into a salvy and textureless mass.
1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Sauvy, (1) of curd, greasy, buttery; (2) metaph. unctuous of speech and manner.
1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. Salvey, close, soapy; spoken of potatoes that are not floury.
1891 Cent. Dict. Salvy, like salve or ointment.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Salvy, unctuous.
1907 Daily Chron. 16 July 4/4 British cheese should be mild, nutty, and salvy.
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