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grapes

British  
/ ɡreɪps /

noun

  1. archaic (functioning as singular) vet science an abnormal growth, resembling a bunch of grapes, on the fetlock of a horse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The temperature in July easily reaches 90 degrees, and on a recent visit some Cabernet grapes were turning purple a couple of weeks early.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

She says she had been tasked with serving mashed potatoes and grapes to an African gray parrot who had its own trust fund.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

He said grapes are like any other Irish crop "everything really depends on the weather".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Millions of pounds of paraquat pesticide are sprayed annually on almonds, grapes, cotton and other crops, primarily in the San Joaquin Valley.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Perceiving this he let her go and sat down opposite an elm tree over which grew a vine loaded with purple grapes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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