pippin

American  

[pip-in] / ˈpɪp ɪn /

noun

1. any of numerous roundish or oblate varieties of apple.

2. Botany.  a seed.

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pippin British  

/ ˈpɪpɪn /

noun

1. any of several varieties of eating apple with a rounded oblate shape

2. the seed of any of these fruits

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Etymology

Origin of pippin

1250–1300; Middle English pipin, variant of pepin < Old French

Example Sentences

It’ll be like Frodo reuniting with Merry and Pippin at the end of Return of the King.

From Slate

For that section, Cilento is following Fosse’s scenario for the number, but has assembled movement from different shows — including “Pippin,” “Sweet Charity,” “Liza with a Z” — to replace its lost choreography.

From New York Times

As they spoke, bartender and actor Mark Autry climbed onstage to sing the evening’s final song, “Morning Glow,” from the musical “Pippin.”

From Washington Post

In Flagler County, Florida, another M4L member filed an almost identical complaint to Pippin’s.

From Slate

In the spring, Jennifer Pippin, who is an M4L chapter chair, filed a criminal complaint against a school library in Indian River County, Florida, for failing to remove dozens of books flagged by the members as inappropriate.

From Slate