shaddock
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of shaddock
1690–1700; named after Captain Shaddock, 17th-century Englishman who brought the seed to the West Indies from the East Indies
Example Sentences
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The very hedgerows are figs and quinces, while everywhere may be seen grapevines, lemons, shaddocks, and bananas.
From Project Gutenberg
Among the agricultural products of this narrow coastal belt which are suggestive of its climate are rice, sugar-cane, and sea-island cotton; of fruits it produces, especially in Florida, oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, shaddocks, and pineapples.
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At the same time, some of the English made a garden for his use, in which they planted shaddocks, vines, pineapples, melons, and the seeds of several other vegetable articles.
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The pulp and juice is eaten with a spoon from the peel, one half the shaddock being served to each person, or it may be served in small glasses.
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The word they should have used was shaddock, another name for the pomelo.
From The Guardian
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