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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

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"We first looked at grapes but they didn't suit our soil type. Olives is something of an extreme choice but one we've gone for," he said.

From BBC

There’s a guitar that some people from a winery in Italy made for me out of the great big barrels they put grapes in.

From Los Angeles Times

If you round things out with a French baguette, grapes, dried apricots, olives, and a bowl of spicy walnuts or pecans, you’ve got an easy spread for 10–15 people.

From Salon

More than 70 percent of those exports, worth $1.4 billion, are perishable farm goods such as figs, pistachios, grapes and pomegranates.

From Barron's

They share the night and part ways in the a.m.—only to discover, quite awkwardly, that Henri is the heir to the Cassell grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal