Applejohn

Alternative forms

• apple john
• apple-john

Origin

apple + john, possibly from the fact that it can be eaten on St. John's Day, June 24th, of the year after it was picked.

Full definition of applejohn

Noun

1. (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.