pepperidge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pepperidge
First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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.
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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!
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The brilliant autumnal tints of the sassafras, pepperidge, blue beech, viburnum, juneberry and sumach are strikingly attractive.
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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.
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When the cherries are gone, they visit the sassafras and pepperidge trees, and the woodbine tangles.
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