PIPPINS

Proper noun

Pippins

plural of Pippin

Noun

pippins

plural of pippin

Source: Wiktionary


PIPPIN

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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