shaddock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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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Among the choicest, I would name the mangistan, the durian, and the pumaloe or shaddock.
From Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by Davidson, G. F.
The shaddock of Java is a magnificent fruit, and surpasses those of any other country with which I am acquainted.
From Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by Davidson, G. F.
I had brought from the Friendly Islands several shaddock trees.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert
Jamaica has, of course, the usual West Indian fruits, the orange, the shaddock, the lime, the pineapple, the guava, the nispero, the banana, the cocoanut, and many others not much known abroad.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
The shaddock proper, however, is a much larger fruit, frequently weighing from ten to fourteen pounds.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
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