first fruits
the earliest fruit of the season.
the first products or results of anything.
Origin of first fruits
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How to use first fruits in a sentence
It was within a week of our engagement, so that I had not to wait long for these first-fruits of my extraordinary position.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver OnionsThey were the first-fruits offered to the Son of God after his incarnation, and their blood the first that flowed on his account.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxMay I now, therefore, Illustrious Prince, presume to lay the first-fruits of my juvenile labors at the foot of your throne?
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 of 2 | Lady WallaceAlas, the first-fruits of my acquaintance with the Philanthus promised me more than the future held in store for me!
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabrePerhaps it refers to his claiming for himself the first-fruits due to the gods, a legend mentioned by Macrobius.
The Aeneid of Virgil | Virgil
British Dictionary definitions for first fruits
the first results, products, or profits of an undertaking
fruit that ripens first
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