Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

road apple

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: road- ap-ple
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"Samples 7–12 contained coarsely chewed plant material; several closely resembled the "road apples" of horse and burro."

Etymology

Probably with reference to the supposed similarity to rotten apples.

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

road apples (plural)

Synonyms

street apple

Questions

What does road apple mean?: Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.
Where does road apple come from?: Probably with reference to the supposed similarity to rotten apples.

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