summer grape

American  

noun

1. a high-climbing vine, Vitis aestivalis, of the eastern U.S., having leaves that are dull above and rusty beneath, and bearing black, edible fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of summer grape

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

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summer grape

When the workers moved north to Delano at the end of the summer, grape growers there refused to make a similar agreement, and A.W.O.C. once more went on strike.

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