Definition of McIntosh

1. Noun. Early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce.

Generic synonyms: Dessert Apple, Eating Apple
Specialized synonyms: Macoun

Definition of McIntosh

1. Noun. A cultivar of apple with red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September. ¹

2. Noun. The tree that bears this fruit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of McIntosh

McDonaldizing
McFarlan
McFarlane
McGaw
McGill
McGoon's technique
McGovern
McGraw
McGuffey
McGuffey Eclectic Readers
McGuffin
McGuffins
McHenry
McHugh
McIntosh (current term)
McIntoshes
McJob
McJobs
McKee's line
McKees Rock
McKendry
McKenna
McKenzie
McKevitt
McKim
McKinley
McLeod
McLeod gauge
McLuhan

Literary usage of McIntosh

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1908)
"John Mhor (or More) McIntosh, an adherent of the cause of the old Pretender, being deprived of all of his estate by the British Government decided to ..."

2. Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from by William J. Northen (1910)
"From that time to the present, in peace and war, the McIntosh family has been one of the ... John S. McIntosh, fourth son of Col. John McIntosh, one of the ..."

3. Revolutionary Reader: Reminiscences and Indian Legends by Sophie Lee Foster (1913)
"The McIntosh trail begins as far west as Talladega, Ala., ... The trail runs about 3 miles north of Senoia, and near there McIntosh built a fort, ..."

4. History of Alabama, and Incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, from the by Albert James Pickett (1851)
"American court held in Alabama was at McIntosh Bluff, which is situated upon the ... John Mclntosh, the Chief of the McIntosh clan, was long attached to the ..."

5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"ai2 sc « McINTOSH et el. т. KOLB et aL (No. 10195.) (Supreme Court of South Carolina. April 29, 1919.) 1. ..."

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