wall fruit
Britishnoun
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I have wall fruit on the south side and an orchard of plum, pear, and cherry trees on the north side.
From A Hilltop on the Marne Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914 by Aldrich, Mildred
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
Then the old servant gathered wall fruit for us, and she sent some in his hand to Paul.
From Lazarre by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
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 Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
They had originally been set out as wall fruit, within a few feet of the front wall of the house, on its southern side.
From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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