pepperidge

American  

[pep-er-ij] / ˈpɛp ər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. sour gum.

---

Etymology

Origin of pepperidge

First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

The brilliant autumnal tints of the sassafras, pepperidge, blue beech, viburnum, juneberry and sumach are strikingly attractive.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

To the New Englander this is the "pepperidge"; the Indians called it "tupelo"; but the woodsman, North and South, calls it the gum tree, as a rule.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

They moved quietly over the rocks until they reached a pepperidge tree, when the Doctor motioned them to stop and pointed to one of its branches which stretched over the rock.

From Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz

I've done my best to tell him how to quiet the matter, but you might just as well tell a pepperidge which way to grow!

From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan

It iz az hard tew git an idee into him az it iz tew git a wedge into a pepperidge log.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.