McIntosh

[ mak-in-tosh ]

/ ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.

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Origin of McIntosh

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

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With this event the military life of General McIntosh closed.
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British Dictionary definitions for mcintosh

McIntosh

McIntosh red

/ (ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ) /

noun

a Canadian variety of red-skinned eating apple

Word Origin for McIntosh

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

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