Stinking Bishop

Meaning

Noun

• A pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.
• A washed-rind cheese made from the milk of Gloucester cattle and immersed in perry made from Stinking Bishop pears.

Origin

• A reference to Frederick (or Percy) Bishop, who owned Moorcroft Farm in the early 1800s and was presumably the cultivar's breeder; he is said to have had an ugly temperament.