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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The aggregate of symptoms in poisoning by tyrotoxin or tyrotoxicon; cheese-poisoning.

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  • noun Poisoning by cheese or other dairy products.

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  • tyrotoxism - to be poisoned by cheese.

    "Tyrotoxism

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    Tyrotoxism is the poisoning of one with cheese or any other milk product. The word stems from G. Tyros (cheese) and toxikon (poison)." ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrotoxism'> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrotoxism

    July 2, 2008

  • Who is poor G. Tyros?

    July 2, 2008

  • He's Mrs Tyros' little boy.

    July 2, 2008

  • Not so little any more, I'm afraid. Too much cheese.

    July 3, 2008