† suiter boardn.
Chiefly English regional. Obsolete.
1. Cheese-making. A round board placed between two cheeses in a press; = suiter n.1 1a. Cf. suity board n.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of dairy produce > [noun] > formation of cheese > cheese-press > board between two cheeses
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1851 Chester Chron. 22 Feb. (advt.) 12 pair of cheese vats in lots, suiter boards, cheese binders, brass-mounted wire fenders.
1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Shooter, Shooter Board, a board placed between cheeses under the press... ‘Yo' munna clane them shooter-bwurds ŏŏth the milk things, else we sha'n a sour milk.’
1901 Country Gentlemen's Estate Bk. 381 (advt.) Cheese Presses... With shooter board under top pressing plate 5s. 0d.
2. Cider-making. A board placed on top of the crushed apples in a press; = suiter n.1 1b. Cf. cheese n.1 3b.
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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > cider-making > [noun] > mill or press > part of
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1897 Bristol Times & Mirror 23 Oct. 1/4 (advt.) Capital cider mill, double screw press with suiter boards, blocks, &c.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020).
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