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an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay

an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay is the alternative form of an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Meaning of an apple a day keeps the doctor away

Proverb

an apple a day keeps the doctor away

  1. Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.
    • Now, an apple is one of the most wonderful of fruits, and the most wholesome. The old adage went, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," and my young son, three years ago, when he was only three years old, came to me with an amendment to that and said: "Father, two apples a day keeps the dentist...1919 August 26, Harvey W[ashington] Wiley (witness), “Statement of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley—Resumed”, in Cold-storage Legislation: Hearings before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives...
  2. Healthy eating prevents illness.
    • He advocated the increased use of fruit, for he believed in the old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."1887 November 26, “The Pomological Show”, in The Wrexham Advertiser, and North Wales News, volume XL, Wrexham, Clwyd: Selina Bayley, Charles George Bayley, and George Bradley, →OCLC, page 5, column 6

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Words near an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay in the dictionary

  1. amœnity
  2. an
  3. an all
  4. an angel passes
  5. an apple a day
  6. an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay
  7. an apple a day keeps the doctor away
  8. an arm and a leg
  9. an army marches on its stomach
  10. An Dương
  11. an egg's age

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