pepperidge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pepperidge
First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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!
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.
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
When the cherries are gone, they visit the sassafras and pepperidge trees, and the woodbine tangles.
From Friends and Helpers by Eddy, Sarah J.
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
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