applejack

[ ap-uhl-jak ]

/ ˈæp əlˌdʒæk /

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noun

a brandy distilled from fermented cider; apple brandy.

fermented cider.

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

Chiefly North Carolina and British Dialect. an apple turnover.

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Origin of applejack

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

Words nearby applejack

applecart, appledrain, apple green, Apple Islander, Apple Isle, applejack, apple jelly nodules, appleknocker, apple maggot, apple of discord, apple of one's eye

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

a brandy made from apples; distilled ciderAlso called: applejack brandy, apple brandy

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