Jenneting

Jenneting
Jenneting Jen"net*ing, n. [Prob. fr. a dim. of Jean John, so named as becoming ripe about St. John's day, June 24. F. Jean is fr. L. Johannes. See {Zany}.] A variety of early apple. See {Juneating}. [Written also {geniting}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • jenneting — /jenˈi ting/ noun A kind of early apple ORIGIN: Prob St John s apple, from Fr Jeannet, dimin of Jean John; not from June eating …   Useful english dictionary

  • jenneting — Juneating June a*ting, n. A kind of early apple. [Written also {jenneting}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • geniting — Jenneting Jen net*ing, n. [Prob. fr. a dim. of Jean John, so named as becoming ripe about St. John s day, June 24. F. Jean is fr. L. Johannes. See {Zany}.] A variety of early apple. See {Juneating}. [Written also {geniting}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • juneating — a non standard form of ↑jenneting * * * juneating, junetin perverted ff. jenneting …   Useful english dictionary

  • Geniting — Gen i*ting, n. [See {Jenneting}.] A species of apple that ripens very early. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Juneating — June a*ting, n. A kind of early apple. [Written also {jenneting}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Perjenet — Per jen*et, n. [Cf. {Pear}, and {Jenneting}.] A kind of pear. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zanies — Zany a ny, n.; pl. {Zanies}. [It. zanni a buffoon, merry andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf. {Jenneting}.] A merry… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zany — a ny, n.; pl. {Zanies}. [It. zanni a buffoon, merry andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf. {Jenneting}.] A merry… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Genneting — Ralls ist eine Apfelsorte auch bekannt unter den Namen: Ralls Janet, Ralls Jennet, Ralls Genet, Winter Genneting, Ginet, Genet, Geneton, Geniton, Gennetin, Genneting, Gennetting, Indiana Jannetting, Janet, Janetting, Jefferson Pippin, Jenetings,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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