applejack

applejack
/ap"euhl jak'/, n.
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 Brit. Dial. an apple turnover.
[1810-20, Amer.; APPLE + JACK1]

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