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peppin

peppin is the archaic form of pippin.

Meaning of pippin

Noun (1)

pippin (plural pippins)

  1. A seed.

Noun (2)

pippin (plural pippins)

  1. Any of several varieties of eating apple that have a yellow or green skin with patches of red.
  2. Any of several roundish or oblate apple varieties.
  3. An apple tree raised from a seed (not grafted) or its fruit.
    • Upon which account ’tis that the Juice of ripe pulpy Apples, as Pippins, Rennetings, &c. that are of a ſyrupy tenacious nature, do detain in them more of the diſperſed particles of the Fruit that by the Preſſure comes out with the Liquor; […]1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, “Some Observations Relating to Cyder”, in The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock...
  4. (dated, slang) An excellent or admirable person or thing.

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Forms of peppin

pluralpeppins

Questions about peppin

What is peppin the archaic form of?
Peppin is the archaic form of pippin.

Words near peppin in the dictionary

  1. peppier
  2. peppiers
  3. peppies
  4. peppiest
  5. peppily
  6. peppin
  7. peppiness
  8. pepping
  9. pepping up
  10. peppins
  11. Peppitt

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