Stinking Bishop

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

Stinking Bishop (countable and uncountable, plural Stinking Bishops)

1. (countable) A pear of a variety bred near Dymock in Gloucestershire, England, primarily for perry.
2. (countable, uncountable) A washed-rind cheese made from the milk of Gloucester cattle and immersed in perry made from Stinking Bishop pears.