applesauce

[ ap-uhl-saws ]
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noun
  1. apples stewed to a soft pulp and sometimes sweetened or spiced with cinnamon.

  2. Slang. nonsense; bunk.

Origin of applesauce

1
First recorded in 1670–80; apple + sauce

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British Dictionary definitions for apple sauce

apple sauce

noun
  1. a purée of stewed apples often served with pork

  2. US and Canadian old-fashioned, slang nonsense; rubbish

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