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Northern spy

Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]

  1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.

  2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.

    Northern diver. (Zo["o]l.) See Loon.

    Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.

    Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.

Wikipedia
Northern Spy

The 'Northern Spy' apple, also called 'Spy' and 'King', is a cultivar of domesticated apple that originated in East Bloomfield, New York in about 1800. It is popular in upstate New York.

Usage examples of "northern spy".

At Atlanta when he unguardedly said he was fresh from Philadelphia, he barely escaped lynching, being taken for a Northern spy.