John
n.
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A proper name of a man.
Phrases & Compounds
- John-apple
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a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
- John Bull
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an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
- John Bullism
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English character.
- John Doe
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the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment.
- John Doree
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An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.