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noun
A pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A washed-rind cheese made from the milk of Gloucester cattle and immersed in perry made from Stinking Bishop pears.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
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.
