firstripe

adj

Etymology

From first + ripe.

  1. derived from *h₁reyb- — “to snatch
  2. inherited from *rīpijaz
  3. inherited from *rīpī
  4. inherited from rīpe — “ripe, mature
  5. inherited from ripe
  6. compounded as firstripe — “first + ripe

Definitions

  1. Of fruit, the earliest to ripen

    Of 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.

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