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Winesap

American  
[wahyn-sap] / ˈwaɪnˌsæp /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
  1. a red variety of apple that ripens in the autumn.


Etymology

Origin of Winesap

First recorded in 1790–1800; wine + sap 1

Example Sentences

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Stayman Winesap also does well in Adams County.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

They come with poetic, old, lip-smacking names such as Albemarle Pippin, Roxbury Russet, Burford’s Redflesh and Winesap.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2016

Some varieties, like the Winesap and the Maiden Blush, are antique apples with long histories.

From Time Magazine Archive

Winesap accepts an invitation to the man's house, arrives at an isolated and crumbling old estate during a blizzard, and is promptly snowed in for the night.

From Time Magazine Archive

Am successful in storing apples two feet deep in bins, one above another, in a cellar walled up with rock; never tried any excepting Missouri Pippin and Winesap.

From The Apple by Various

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