APPLEJOHN

PRONUNCIATION: (AP-uhl-jon)

MEANING: noun: One with a shriveled body and/or mind.

ETYMOLOGY: After apple-john, a kind of apple that was said to keep for two years and then reached a shriveled state. It was apparently named after St. John’s Day (Jun 24) around the time it ripened. Earliest documented use: 1572.
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AMPLEJOHN - the other nickname for Robin Hood's right-hand man and second-in-command, who was not "Little" at all

APPLEJOIN - the place in the trunk at which apple trees are grafted

APPLY JOHN - a special pay toilet to which you must have previously asked for and been granted permission to enter