Pippin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pip=pin

CIDE DICTIONARY

Pippin, n. [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being raised from the seed. See Pip a seed.].

 An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple.  [1913 Webster]
"We will eat a last year's pippin."  [1913 Webster]

Normandy pippins, sun-dried apples for winter use.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Pippin, n.
1 a an apple grown from seed. b a red and yellow dessert apple.
2 colloq. an excellent person or thing; a beauty.

Etymology

ME f. OF pepin, of unkn. orig.

THESAURUS

Pippin

ace, beaut, corker, crackerjack, daisy, dandy, darb, dilly, dream, honey, humdinger, killer-diller, knockout, lollapaloosa, lulu, peach, pip, sweetheart, the nuts, whiz