antihuff

Meaning

Noun

A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.

Origin

anti- + huff. Huffing was cheesemakers' jargon for an unwanted expansion or swelling that rendered cheese unsaleable.

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