pepperidge

[ pep-er-ij ]

noun

1. sour gum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pepperidge¹

First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

To the New Englander this is the "pepperidge"; the Indians called it "tupelo"; but the woodsman, North and South, calls it the gum tree, as a rule.

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I've done my best to tell him how to quiet the matter, but you might just as well tell a pepperidge which way to grow!

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The brilliant autumnal tints of the sassafras, pepperidge, blue beech, viburnum, juneberry and sumach are strikingly attractive.

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They moved quietly over the rocks until they reached a pepperidge tree, when the Doctor motioned them to stop and pointed to one of its branches which stretched over the rock.

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When the cherries are gone, they visit the sassafras and pepperidge trees, and the woodbine tangles.

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