POORJOHN

Poor"-john`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare. Sir J. Harrington.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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