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Winesap

Winesap

1 7.7
A dark red apple with crisp flesh that people eat fresh or make into cider
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪnˌsæp/
translation icon : Winesap
  • The market had a basket of shiny Winesap apples that caught my eye immediately.
  • Winesap apple
  • a new Winesap variety

Examples

  • At the orchard, we picked several varieties, including the tart Winesap, perfect for baking pies.

  • Crisp and sweet, the Winesap apple is perfect for fresh eating or adding to salads.

  • Red as a damn winesap.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Winesap.

    Angel Heart (1987)

  • Winesap.

    Angel Heart (1987)

  • Gravenstein, McIntosh, Northern Spy, Winesap, Liberty

    Blog text (21)

  • I looked at our locked hands, and her lovely slender fingers were white with the strength in them, and yet the nails were still perfect, each one a meticulously curved echo of the others, each one carefully stroked with the red paint the color of her favorite winesap apples.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The small family operation must either find a tangential niche—early-season pears, organic Winesaps, a new variety like the Cameo—or declare bankruptcy.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

Stayman Winesap
vsWinesap
  • US
6.8

A crisp, tart apple often eaten fresh or used for cooking

is crisp, darker skinned, used for fresh eating and for cider rather than cooking

Compounds

Stayman Winesap
  • US
6.8

A crisp, tart apple often eaten fresh or used for cooking

Surface Forms

Winesap singular
Winesaps plural

Etymology

The word Winesap probably comes from the parts wine and sap, where wine makes you think of a 'wine-like' taste and sap means the 'juice' inside a plant. So a Winesap is an apple known for its rich, slightly winey flavor and good juice for making cider.