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Jonathan's cousin
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pippin
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Pippin was a UK children's comic , published by Polystyle Publications between 24.09.1966 and 26.09.1986, featuring characters from British pre-school television programmes. Stories were generally of four or eight numbered panels, with a short sentence ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"excellent person or thing," 1897, from coveted varieties of apple that were raised from seed (so called since early 15c.), from Middle English pipin "seed" (see pip (n.1)).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A seed Etymology 2 n. 1 Any of several varieties of eating apple that have a yellow or green skin with patches of red 2 Any of several roundish or oblate apple varieties 3 An apple tree raised from a seed (not grafted)
Usage examples of pippin.
Philippa, known to her somewhat irreverent intimates as Pippin, was a striking creature with fair, flawless skin and slanting emerald eyes.
Nabby into her somewhat irregular household, and the young Pippin had promptly enlisted the newcomer as her personal maid.
Nabby was mistaken: Pippin indeed possessed a heart, for all she kept it securely locked away.
Despite the grisly horrors, including headless corpses and clanking chains and haunted crypts, with which she spiced her macabre tales, Pippin was of a sensible turn of mind, a fact that she secretly mourned.
With some difficulty, Pippin dissuaded her loyal retainer from following their unamiable Samaritan for the purpose of engaging in physical combat.
Unnoticed, for Nabby was comporting herself with all the conscious arrogance of one who served a gentlewoman of great rank, Pippin observed them.
Lord Afton gravely regarded the dappled apparition that stared up at him, tail twitching, and then raised his eyes to the doorway where Pippin stood.
His blue eyes studied her in a manner that made Pippin uncomfortably aware of her travel dirt.
Severin could, and would, have her forcibly evicted from his premises kept Pippin from conducting herself like a shrewish fishwife and throwing something, preferably large and very heavy, at him.
The effects of long travel and little rest, Pippin told herself firmly.
Viscount, Pippin herself could not say, but she had allowed Nabby to take unusual trouble over her appearance.
Since Pippin could not very well explain the curious state of hostility that existed between herself and her host, she remained silent.
Before Pippin could comply with her request, Avery reappeared with Udolpho firmly clutched under one arm.
Aggy, a firm believer that all good servants were of quiet and regular conduct, but Pippin waited patiently.
Immune to the pangs of conscience, Pippin paused in the hallway and blatantly eavesdropped.