McIntosh

[mak-in-tosh]

noun

1. a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.

McIntosh

/ ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

1. a Canadian variety of red-skinned eating apple

Word History and Origins

Origin of McIntosh¹

1875–80; named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who first cultivated it (1796)

Word History and Origins

Origin of McIntosh¹

C19: named after John McIntosh (1777–c. 1845), US-born Canadian farmer on whose property the variety was first found growing wild

Example Sentences

It was described at the time as "almost like cutting off one of your limbs", by Nayna McIntosh, former executive committee member of M&S and the founder of Hope Fashion.

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One of the women in the crowd - and it was nearly all women - was Zara McIntosh.

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McIntosh, who is Mormon, assured Suzuki early on that dating outside her race was not an issue with her or her family.

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"Internet culture is changing the English language and the effect is fascinating to observe and capture in the dictionary," said lexical programme manager Colin McIntosh.

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Prof Andrew McIntosh thinks it could offer another alternative to patients with the most hard-to-treat depression.

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