antihuff
A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from…A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
Meaning
1 senses(US, obsolete, uncountable)A substance of uncertain composition once used to adulterate cheese to prevent it from swelling.
Origin
From anti- + huff. Huffing was cheesemakers' jargon for an unwanted expansion or swellingFrom anti- + huff. Huffing was cheesemakers' jargon for an unwanted expansion or swelling that rendered cheese unsaleable.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable