road apple
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of road apple
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The road apple is the quintessential Hip motif.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2016
A road apple refers to the patties of manure that horses leave along rural roads.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2016
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 • Aug. 17, 2016
It’s like flies being attracted to a road apple.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2010
A closer look, however, and a confirming touch revealed that the man had found a "road apple," or, as it is sometimes called, a "horse biscuit."
From Stories from the Old Attic by Harris, Robert A.
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