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From apple + bearing. Compare Old English æppelbǣre (literally “apple-bearing”).
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apple-bearing
Today it means: Bearing, producing, or capable of producing apples Full definition →
Today it means: Bearing, producing, or capable of producing apples Full definition →
From apple + bearing. Compare Old English æppelbǣre (literally “apple-bearing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.