noun
- Plural of pippin; a type of crisp, firm apple, typically yellow or red, used for eating fresh or cooking.
Usage: Common in North America and Europe; Often refers to specific cultivars such as the Ribston Pippin or Cox's Orange Pippin
Examples
- The farmer's market had a fresh supply of pippins this autumn.
- She baked a pie using tart pippins from her orchard.
- Pippins are excellent for both fresh eating and cooking.
- The recipe calls for two pounds of sliced pippins.
- These pippins have a sweet-tart flavor that makes them ideal for cider.