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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab..
What the devil hast thou brought there? apple-johns? / thou knowest Sir John cannot endure an apple-john.
Use apple john when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apple john means (obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
What the devil hast thou brought there? apple-johns? / thou knowest Sir John cannot endure an apple-john.
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