cheeselog

English

Etymology

Uncertain origin. Perhaps alteration of an earlier term through folk etymology influenced by cheese and log.[1] Compare cheslip, lockchester.

Noun
a cheeselog or woodlouse

cheeselog (plural cheeselogs)

  1. (Berkshire) A woodlouse.
    • 2005 January 26, Kerswill, Paul, “The Sound of Reddin”, in BBC‎:
      The only local word anybody mentioned was 'cheeselog' (meaning 'woodlouse' - Ed). I think it comes from an American cake that's long and thin, and has segments.
    • 2006 May 30, jellyjelly, “Getting rid of cheeselogs/woodlouse?”, in Mumsnet‎:

References
  1. “cheeselog, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2017.
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