| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple.[Websters]. | |
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Date "APPLE-JOHN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references) |
Specialty Definition: APPLE-JOHN
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| Literature | 1: Apple-john (An). An apple so called from its being at maturity about St. John's Day (May 6th). We are told that apple-johns will keep for two years, and are best when shrivelled. 2: In the United States there is a drink called "Apple-Jack," which is apple or cider brandy. 3: "I am withered like an old apple-john." Shakespeare: 1 Henry IV. iii. 3. 4: Sometimes called the Apples of King John, which, if correct, would militate against the notion about "St. John's Day." 5: "There were some things, for instance, the Apples of King John,... I should be tempted to buy." - Bigelow: Life of B. Franklin. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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