U.S. [ad. G. schmierkäse (Du. smeerkaas), f. schmieren to smear + käse cheese.] (See quot. 1848.)
1848. Bartlett, Dict. Amer., 314. Smear-case.… A preparation of milk made to be spread on bread, whence its name; otherwise called Cottage-cheese.
1893. Margaret Collier Graham, in Atlantic Monthly, Feb., 231/1. The man held a knife-load of smear-case in front of his mouth, and grunted.
