applejack

[ ap-uhl-jak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also . a brandy distilled from fermented cider.
fermented cider.
an alcoholic beverage consisting of the unfrozen liquid that remains after freezing fermented cider.
Chiefly North Carolina and British Dialect. an apple turnover.

applejack

/ ˈæpəlˌdʒæk /

a brandy made from apples; distilled cider Also calledapplejack brandyapple brandy

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; apple + jack ¹

Your brother gave back the buttermilk and kept the jug of applejack which had a warning to father in its corn-cob stopper.

Monsieur Torin, the butcher, opposite me, leaned back heavily from his glass of applejack and roared.

I threw on a fresh log, kicked it into a blaze, and poured out for him a stiff glass of applejack.

And did not the farmer Milon pay dearly enough for the applejack he distilled one dark night?

Pre Bourron sat with closed fists, opening one now and then to strengthen his coffee with applejack.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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