wall fruit

British  

noun

1. fruit grown on trees trained against a wall for the shelter and warmth it provides

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wall fruit

These are a species of slugs covered with shell, and which are very destructive to wall fruit.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

The garden was rich with orchard trees and wall fruit, and boasted in particular one golden plum that was the parson's boast and pride.

From Tales from Many Sources Vol. V by Various

But Saxon used often to come with the Old Squire's Scotch Gardener to see our gardener, and when they were looking at the wall fruit, Saxon used to come snuffing after us.

From Last Words A Final Collection of Stories by Hermann Dudley Murphy

Then the old servant gathered wall fruit for us, and she sent some in his hand to Paul.

From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

This experiment may easily be tried on wall fruit, and has been found to answer.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton