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applanche

noun

Etymology

Blend of apple + avalanche.

  1. derived from lābēs
  2. derived from lābīna
  3. derived from *labanka✻
  4. borrowed from avalanche
  5. compounded as applanche — “apple + avalanche”

Definitions

  1. A large number of apples falling down like an avalanche.

    • The Show of Granny Smiths carries an "Applanche" warning. "Pull one of those babies out and the whole thing goes down," says Coco Vaughan, a Manzo Brothers hawker.
    • APPLANCHE WARNING!! — PLEASE — DO NOT HANDLE... THANKS

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA