noun
Dunlop
noun
1
A rubber tyre made by the Dunlop company, or loosely, any pneumatic tyre.
"He fitted a fresh set of Dunlops before the race."
2
A mild, semi-hard cheese originally made in the Dunlop area of Scotland.
"The cheeseboard included a wedge of tangy Dunlop."
How to Use Dunlop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the tyre brand or the Scottish cheese named after the same village.
Word Forms
Dunlops plural, Dunlops plural
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Etymology
From the village of Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which gave its name to both the cheese and, later, the tyre company founded by John Boyd Dunlop.