snow apple

American  

noun

1. Fameuse.

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snow apple British  

noun

1. a Canadian variety of eating apple

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Etymology

Origin of snow apple

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

You don't have to think hard to think of a few, of variable accuracy: that the UK is immigrants' primary destination in Europe; Britain can't deal with a bit of snow; Apple's Maps are terrible; Google's social network Google+ is a ghost town.

From The Guardian

How uneek it will be to see the old snow apple tree turned into a lumber wagon, and the pound sweet into a corn house, and the maples in front of the house you might have a couple on ’em turned into a Goddess of Liberty and a statter of Justice, you are such a hand for them two females,” sez he.

From Project Gutenberg

Bell Merryweather, a sturdy, blue-eyed girl with the general aspect of a snow apple, greeted the guests with a hearty shake of a powerful hand, and a cordial smile.

From Project Gutenberg

"I aint no Joner," said the boy as he wiped his nose on his coat sleeve, and reached into a barrel for a snow apple.

From Project Gutenberg

We have peaches that come nearly true to name, and the same is true of the Snow apple that has been grown in the St. Lawrence valley for generations.

From Project Gutenberg