road apple

American  

noun

Slang.

1. a piece of horse manure on or at the side of a road.

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Etymology

Origin of road apple

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Athletes of Indigenous descent have been playing hockey, or versions of it, for more than 300 years — starting with Micmac Indians in Nova Scotia, Canada playing “ricket” with a frozen road apple in the late 1600s.

From Seattle Times

A road apple refers to the patties of manure that horses leave along rural roads.

From Slate

I don’t know how many kids have ever used a road apple as a hockey puck, but we all believe there was some golden time when hockey was played with nothing else.

From Slate

The road apple is the quintessential Hip motif.

From Slate

He’s 4-20 against Big Ten teams, a road apple you can’t polish.

From Chicago Tribune