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applejohn en · NOUN

Etymology

From apple + John, possibly from the fact that it can be eaten on St. John's Day, June 24th, of the year after it was picked.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.
   • What the devil hast thou brought there? apple-johns? / thou knowest Sir John cannot endure an apple-john. a. 1599, William Shakespeare, II Henry IV, act II scene IV:

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