pippin

[ pip-in ]

noun

1. any of numerous roundish or oblate varieties of apple.
2. Botany. a seed.

pippin

/ ˈpɪpɪn /

noun

1. any of several varieties of eating apple with a rounded oblate shape
2. the seed of any of these fruits

Word History and Origins

Origin of pippin¹

1250–1300; Middle English pipin, variant of pepin < Old French

Word History and Origins

Origin of pippin¹

C13: from Old French pepin, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“This policy enables the Sheriff’s Department to address staff who do not meet the expected standards of conduct, while safeguarding the rights that are afforded to all workers in this country,” Richard Pippin, president of the Assn. of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

“The newly created elected chief executive officer is an experiment at best,” said Richard Pippin, head of the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, one of several county employee unions arguing that an elected chief executive would politicize the position and fuel “insider political games.”

From Los Angeles Times

“American Idiot” is the fourth collaboration between Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre, after 2009’s “Pippin,” 2007’s “Sleeping Beauty Wakes” and 2003’s “Big River.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The conditions at Men’s Central Jail are abysmal for our deputies who work there and the inmates alike,” said Richard Pippin, president of the Assn. of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs.

From Los Angeles Times

“Just be yourself. I’ll bring the comedy out of you. Don’t worry. We’ll find it, you know, we’re Jordan and Pippin in this. Don’t be selfish.”

From Los Angeles Times