Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fork, broach, or other contrivance for toasting cheese before a fire.
- noun Hence A sword.
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Examples
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For use, mix with a portion of the powder a small quantity of spirits of wine, in a tin pan resembling a cheese-toaster; light the mixture, and it will shed a rich crimson hue.
Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants James H. Head
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Our engraving illustrates a cheese-toaster with hot-water reservoir: the cheese is melted in the upper tin, which is placed in another vessel of boiling water, so keeping the preparation beautifully hot.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Cut some slices, not quite so large as the bread, from a good rich fat cheese; lay them on the toasted bread in a cheese-toaster; be careful that the cheese does not burn, and let it be equally melted.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Cut some slices, not quite so large as the bread, from a good rich fat cheese; lay them on the toasted bread in a cheese-toaster; be careful that the cheese does not burn, and let it be equally melted.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Our engraving illustrates a cheese-toaster with hot-water reservoir: the cheese is melted in the upper tin, which is placed in another vessel of boiling water, so keeping the preparation beautifully hot.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Fill the bottom of the cheese-toaster with hot water, and serve with dry or buttered toasts, whichever may be preferred.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Cut some nice rich sound cheese into rather thin slices; melt it in a cheese-toaster on a hot plate, or over steam, and, when melted, add a small quantity of mixed mustard and
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Cut some nice rich sound cheese into rather thin slices; melt it in a cheese-toaster on a hot plate, or over steam, and, when melted, add a small quantity of mixed mustard and
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Fill the bottom of the cheese-toaster with hot water, and serve with dry or buttered toasts, whichever may be preferred.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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'Charles Waring,' or 'Captain Waring, I'll put you across my knees and whip you,' I'd say, 'I'll drive my cheese-toaster through his body,' if he were as big as Goliath, I would.
The Virginians William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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