What does pippin mean?

Definitions for pippin
ˈpɪp ɪnpip·pin

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Pippinnoun

    any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red

Wiktionary

  1. pippinnoun

    Any of several varieties of eating apple that have a yellow or green skin with patches of red

  2. pippinnoun

    Any of several roundish or oblate apple varieties

  3. pippinnoun

    A seed

  4. pippinnoun

    An apple tree raised from a seed (not grafted)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pippinnoun

    Etymology: puppynghe, Dutch. Skinner.

    Pippins take their name from the small spots or pips that usually appear on the sides of them: some are called stone pippins from their obdurateness; some Kentish pippins, because they agree well with that soil; others French pippins, having their original from France, which is the best bearer of any of these pippins; the Holland pippin and the russet pippin, from its russet hue; but such as are distinguished by the names of grey and white pippins are of equal goodness: they are generally a very pleasant fruit and of good juice, but slender bearers. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

    You shall see mine orchard, where, in an arbour, we will eat a last year’s pippin of my own graffing. William Shakespeare.

    At supper entertain yourself with a pippin roasted. Gideon Harvey.

    The story of the pippin-woman, I look upon as fabulous. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 247.

    His foaming tusks let some large pippin grace,
    Or midst those thund’ring spears an orange place. King.

    This pippin shall another trial make;
    See from the core two kernels brown I take. John Gay.

ChatGPT

  1. pippin

    A pippin is a type of high-quality apple or other fruits which are often used for dessert. The term can also refer to an extraordinary person or a sightly or charming individual.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pippinnoun

    an apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple

  2. Pippinnoun

    a name given to apples of several different kinds, as Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin

  3. Etymology: [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being raised from the seed. See Pip a seed.]

Wikidata

  1. Pippin

    Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. The protagonist, Pippin, and his father, Charlemagne, are characters derived from two real-life individuals of the early Middle Ages, though the plot presents very little historical accuracy regarding either. The show was partially financed by Motown Records. As of June 2013, the original run of Pippin is the 31st longest-running Broadway show. Pippin was originally conceived by Stephen Schwartz as Pippin, Pippin, a student musical performed by Carnegie Mellon's Scotch'n'Soda theatre troupe. According to musical theatre scholar Scott Miller in his 1996 book, From Assassins to West Side Story, "Pippin is a largely under-appreciated musical with a great deal more substance to it than many people realize...Because of its 1970s pop style score and a somewhat emasculated licensed version for amateur productions, which is very different from the original Broadway production, the show now has a reputation for being merely cute and harmlessly naughty; but if done the way director Bob Fosse envisioned it, the show is surreal and disturbing." Ben Vereen and Patina Miller won Tony Awards for their portrayals of the Leading Player in the original Broadway production and the revival, respectively.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pippin

    pip′in, n. a kind of apple. [O. Fr. pepin—L. pepo—Gr. pepōn, a melon.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PIPPIN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pippin is ranked #4818 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Pippin surname appeared 7,326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Pippin.

    90.3% or 6,619 total occurrences were White.
    4.1% or 305 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 163 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 150 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 56 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pippin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pippin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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