cheese cutter
n.— «In view of the poor reputation which I recall for the two wire system from the 1960s, I suspect this has more to do with the improved quality of protection in modern cars.…Most modern cars have a passenger cage, which should resist the cheese cutter effect much better.» —“Re: Stick & Rope crash barriers” by nightjar Usenet: uk.transport Sept. 22, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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