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Winesap

American

[wahyn-sap] / ˈwaɪnˌsæp /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

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

While riding the lecture circuit in the Midwest, Professor Jack Winesap meets a strange old historian with a stranger pronouncement: "I have a son who's a monster."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

I store some for winter in bulk in a cellar cave, and find that the Winesap and Missouri Pippin keep the best.

From The Apple by Various

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