Long John

Definitions

1. 1

   An ant tree of the species Triplaris surinamensis.

   • About the centre are large trees such as “Long John” and Wild Cacao which stand well above the other growth, forming ideal resting places for the “chicken hawks” as they wait to swoop down on young gauldings.
   • Where clearances have been made in the original forest and secondary growth has taken possession, Pampwood (Cecropia peltata) and Long John (Triplaris surinamensis) are common.
2. 2

   A type of long coffee table.

   • Aunt Matilda set the coffee tray down on the Long John table.
   • 109 A pleasant ‘Long John’ coffee table.
   • The long, low, rectangular-shaped table known as the Long John, is still the most popular type of coffee table.
3. 3

   Alternative letter-case form of long john (a pastry).

   • OLD WAY: This worker and another turned out only 40[…]Long Johns hourly in former hand production.
   • We spent many mornings and afternoons eating Long Johns, using the quarters we saved from our bus money.
4. ›+ 2 more definitionsshow fewer

   1. 4

      A bar-shaped, yeast-risen pastry similiar to a doughnut, and either coated entirely with…

      A bar-shaped, yeast-risen pastry similiar to a doughnut, and either coated entirely with glaze or topcoated with cake icing.

      • DONUT HOUSE (B) — 496 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg 4. Glazed donuts busters, long johns, fried cinnamons, assorted whipped cream donuts, party snacks, bread, pastries.
      • He drank more coffee in a paper cup and ate a long john covered in maple-sugar icing and dialed Marley in San Francisco.
   2. 5

      Alternative form of long-john (“of or relating to long johns (the undergarment)”).

      • The bottom compartment of her big packbag contains a very light wool long john top (Norwegian-made, very soft), a tennis hat, underpants, and a polybag with sanitary napkins in it.
      • Clothing - Inner Layer / Long john top and bottoms (wool or synthetic)[…]Some undershirts or long john combinations are made of beautiful Angora wool, some are mixtures of synthetics and others of cotton.
      • And then when Mitch was found, he was dressed in a long john top, a tuxedo coat and shirt and a winter police type jacket and I want you to assume further that the car seats were light green but darker than the car.

The neighborhood