applejack

[ ap-uhl-jak ]

noun
  1. Also apple brandy . a brandy distilled from fermented cider.

  2. fermented cider.

  1. an alcoholic beverage consisting of the unfrozen liquid that remains after freezing fermented cider.

  2. Chiefly North Carolina and British Dialect. an apple turnover.

Origin of applejack

1
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; apple + jack1

Words Nearby applejack

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How to use applejack in a sentence

  • Your brother gave back the buttermilk and kept the jug of applejack which had a warning to father in its corn-cob stopper.

    The Little Brown Jug at Kildare | Meredith Nicholson
  • Monsieur Torin, the butcher, opposite me, leaned back heavily from his glass of applejack and roared.

    A Village of Vagabonds | F. Berkeley Smith
  • I threw on a fresh log, kicked it into a blaze, and poured out for him a stiff glass of applejack.

    A Village of Vagabonds | F. Berkeley Smith
  • And did not the farmer Milon pay dearly enough for the applejack he distilled one dark night?

    A Village of Vagabonds | F. Berkeley Smith
  • Pre Bourron sat with closed fists, opening one now and then to strengthen his coffee with applejack.

    A Village of Vagabonds | F. Berkeley Smith

British Dictionary definitions for applejack

applejack

/ (ˈæpəlˌdʒæk) /


noun
  1. a brandy made from apples; distilled cider: Also called: applejack brandy, apple brandy

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