PIPPIN

Pippin

(noun) any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Pippin (plural Pippins)

A surname.

A male given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pippin is the 4818th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7326 individuals. Pippin is most common among White (90.35%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

pippin (plural pippins)

A seed

Etymology 2

Noun

pippin (plural pippins)

Any of several varieties of eating apple that have a yellow or green skin with patches of red

Any of several roundish or oblate apple varieties

An apple tree raised from a seed (not grafted)

Source: Wiktionary


Pip"pin, n. Etym: [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being raised from the seed. See Pip a seed.] (Bot.) (a) An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple. (b) A name given to apples of several different kinds, as Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin. We will eat a last year's pippin. Shak. Normandy pippins, sun-dried apples for winter use.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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