Vinney

//ˈvɪni// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional blue cheese made in Dorset, England, from skimmed cows' milk. UK, dialectal, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Variant of vinny (“mouldy”) used substantively, from Middle English *vinny, *finny, from Old English fyniġ (“mouldy”); related to vinew.

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blue cheese

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