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applejack

applejack noun: an alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

Noun

applejack (countable and uncountable, plural applejacks)

  1. An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

Forms of applejack

pluralapplejacks

Origin of applejack

From apple + jack, referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to freeze distillation.

Questions about applejack

What does applejack mean?
Applejack means an alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.
What part of speech is applejack?
Applejack is a noun.
What is the plural of applejack?
The plural of applejack is applejacks.

Words near applejack in the dictionary

  1. applegrowers
  2. applehead
  3. appleheads
  4. applehood
  5. appleish
  6. applejack
  7. applejacks
  8. applejohn
  9. applejohns
  10. applejuicification
  11. appleless

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