brush-apple

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• Brush

  ·noun The bushy tail of a fox. II. Brush ·noun A tuft of hair on the mandibles. III. Brush ·noun A...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• to brush

  To run away. Let us buy a brush and lope; let us go away or off. To have a brush with a woman; to li...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• brush

  n. at first undergrowth, small trees, asin England; afterwards applied to larger timber growth andf...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush

  A skirmish, or fight.--Johnson. Grose. It could not be possible, that, upon so little a brush as Wa...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• brush

  A move; a skirmish. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Apple

  ·vi To grow like an apple; to bear apples. II. Apple ·noun Anything round like an apple; as, an app...

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• Apple

  (Heb. tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Pale...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• apple

  and Apple-tree n. and adj. The names are applied to various indigenous trees,in some cases from a ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Apple Tree, Apple

  (Heb. tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in (Song of Solomon 2:3;...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Air brush

  ·add. ·- A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Brush turkey

  ·- A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidae. Also...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Brush wheel

  ·- A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, ·etc., for polishing. II. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Brush Court

  South out of Upper East Smithfield, the second turning east from St. Katherine's Lane (Horwood, 1799...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• bottle-brush

  n. name given to various speciesof Callistemon and Melaleuca, N.O. Myrtaceae; the Purple Bottle-bru...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-bloodwood

  n. See bloodwood. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-cherry

  n. an Australian tree, Trochocarpa laurina, R. Br., and Eugeniamyrtifolia, Simms. Called also Brush...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-deal

  n. a slender Queensland tree, Cupania anacardioides, A. Richard. See Brush,above. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-kangaroo

  n. another name for the wallaby (q.v.). 1802. G. Barrington, `History of New South Wales,' c. viii...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-myrtle

  i.q. brush-cherry (q.v.) ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-turkey

  n. See turkey. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• brush-turpentine

  n. another name for the tree Syncarpia leptopetala, F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae,called also Myrtle (q....

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• turpentine, brush

  name given to two trees – – Metrosideros leptopetala, F. v. M., also called Myrtle; and Rhodamnia tr...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• to brush up

  To prepare oneself; to take courage. When Miss Mary came, I brushed up, and was determined to have ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Adam's apple

  ·- ·see under <<Adam>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Apple pie

  ·- A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Apple-faced

  ·adj Having a round, broad face, like an <<Apple>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Apple-jack

  ·noun Apple brandy. ...

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• Apple-john

  ·noun A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; — called also Johnapple. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Apple-squire

  ·noun A pimp; a kept gallant. ...

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• Chess-apple

  ·noun The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis). ...

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• Mad-apple

  ·noun ·see <<Eggplant>>. ...

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• Otaheite apple

  ·- A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries. II. ...

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• Sea apple

  ·- The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Vi-apple

  ·noun ·see Otaheite apple. ...

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• apple cart

  Down with his apple-cart; knock or throw him down. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• apple-berry

  n. the fruit of an Australianshrub, Billardiera scandens, Smith,N.O. Pittosporeae, called by childr...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• apple-gum

  n. See gum. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• emu-apple

  n. See apple. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• kangaroo-apple

  n. an Australian and Tasmanianfruit, Solanum aviculare, Forst., N.O.Solanaceae. The name is also ap...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• logan-apple

  n. a small Queensland tree,with an acid fruit, Acronychia acidia, F. v. M., N.O. Rutaceae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• mooley-apple

  n. i.q. emu-apple (q.v.) ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• mulga-apple

  n. a gall formed on theMulga-tree, Acacia aneura, F. v. M. (q.v.). See also Apple. 1889. J. H. Mai...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• oak-apple

  n. the Cone of the Casuarinaor She-Oak tree. 1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania an...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• rose-apple

  n. another name for the SweetPlum. See under plum. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• apple brandy

  A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• apple jack

  A liquor distilled from cider; also called cider brandy. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• apple butter

  A sauce made of apples stewed down in cider. This is generally made in quantity, and kept for use du...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• geniton apple

  An early apple, probably June eating. Provincial in Suffolk, England.--Moor's Glossary. In the old d...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• may-apple

  (Genus, podophyllum.) A plant, the root of which is medicinal, answering as a substitute for jalup.-...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Pine Apple Court

  Opposite Crab Court and Woolsack Alley. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-Boyle, 1799)....

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Quick Apple Alley

  In Bishopsgate Street Without (W. Stow, 1722-Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sweet Apple Court

  West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, I708-O.S. 1880). Before its rebuildin...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• apple dumplin shop

  A woman's bosom. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• apple-pye bed

  A bed made apple-pye fashion, like what is called a turnover apple-pye, where the sheets are so doub...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• apple-scented gum

  n. See gum. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• apple-pie order

  An expression used in familiar conversation, denoting perfect order. It is used alike in England and...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• apple-pie order

  A strange but not uncommon term for a ship in excellent condition and well looked to. Neat and order...

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• tar-brush, touch of the

  A nautical term applied to those who are slightly darkened by mixed blood. ...

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• tarred with the same brush

  Equivalent to "birds of a feather." ...

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• touch of the tar-brush

  A nautical phrase expressive of those officers who are seamen as well as quarter-deckers. Also said ...

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