firstripe

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adjective

Of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.

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Meanings

adjectivefirstripe (comparative more firstripe, superlative most firstripe)

comparative more firstripe · superlative most firstripe

  1. archaicOf fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.

    Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Micah 7:1

Origin

From first + ripe.

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APA

firstripe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firstripe

MLA

“firstripe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firstripe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firstripe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firstripe.

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