applejohnとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

apple +‎ John, possibly from the fact that it can be eaten on St. John's Day, June 24th, of the year after it was picked.

名詞

applejohn (複数形 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.
   • a. 1599, William Shakespeare, II Henry IV, Act II Scene IV:

     What the devil hast thou brought there? apple-johns? / thou knowest Sir John cannot endure an apple-john.