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applejohns

applejohns is the plural of applejohn.

Meaning of applejohn

Noun

applejohn (plural applejohns)

  1. (obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.
    • What the devil hast thou brought there? apple-johns? / thou knowest Sir John cannot endure an apple-john.a. 1599, William Shakespeare, II Henry IV, act II scene IV

Questions about applejohns

What is applejohns the plural of?
Applejohns is the plural of applejohn.

Words near applejohns in the dictionary

  1. applehood
  2. appleish
  3. applejack
  4. applejacks
  5. applejohn
  6. applejohns
  7. applejuicification
  8. appleless
  9. applelicious
  10. applelike
  11. Appleman

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