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apple-corer

apple-corer noun: a tool used to remove the apple core from an apple, especially a cooking apple being prepared for apple pies, apple sauce, apple butter, and so on; some forms of the tool segment the apple at the same time as removing its core.

apple-corer: a tool used to remove the apple core from an apple, especially a cooking apple being prepared for...
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Noun

apple-corer (plural apple-corers)

  1. A tool used to remove the apple core from an apple, especially a cooking apple being prepared for apple pies, apple sauce, apple butter, and so on; some forms of the tool segment the apple at the same time as removing its core.

Forms of apple-corer

pluralapple-corers
alternative formapple corer

Questions about apple-corer

What does apple-corer mean?
Apple-corer means a tool used to remove the apple core from an apple, especially a cooking apple being prepared for apple pies, apple sauce, apple butter, and so on; some forms of the tool segment the apple at the same time as removing its core.
What part of speech is apple-corer?
Apple-corer is a noun.
What is the plural of apple-corer?
The plural of apple-corer is apple-corers.

Words near apple-corer in the dictionary

  1. apple-carts
  2. apple-catchers
  3. apple-cheeked
  4. apple-cider vinegar
  5. apple-cider vinegars
  6. apple-corer
  7. apple-corers
  8. apple-crook
  9. apple-crooks
  10. apple-dumpling shop
  11. apple-green

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