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ap⋅ple⋅jack

[ap-uhl-jak]
–noun
1. a brandy distilled from fermented cider; apple brandy.
2. fermented cider.
3. an alcoholic beverage consisting of the unfrozen liquid that remains after freezing fermented cider.
4. Chiefly North Carolina and British Dialect. an apple turnover.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; apple + jack 1
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ap·ple·jack   (āp'əl-jāk')   
n.  
  1. Brandy distilled from hard cider.

  2. An alcoholic drink made from hard cider that has been frozen.

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