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Ribston pippin
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English
Ribston Pippin
Alternative forms
en Ribstone pippin
Etymology
Named after Ribston in Yorkshire, where Sir Henry Goodricke (1642-1705) first introduced them.
Noun
A triploid cultivar of winter apple with firm flesh and a yellow skin streaked with red.
en Charles Dickens The Pickwick Papers 55 that the officiating clerk peeled and ate three Ribstone pippins while it was performing.