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Definition of Pearmains
1. pearmain [n] - See also: pearmain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pearmains
Literary usage of Pearmains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1884)
"CADWELL: I had a little experience in that direction about eight or nine years
ago: I had some white Winter pearmains in my orchard, and we had a late rain, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"200 pearmains and two casks of wine were paid for the manor of Roune- ham in
Norfolk; the pearmains were delivered to John do ..."
3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1869)
"The cold winter of 1855-'5(i killed three Baldwins and two pearmains. In 1858
the following varieties were cut ..."
4. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1848)
"... and the payment of 200 pearmains and 4 hogsheads of cider or wine made of
pearmains, into the Exchequer, at the feast of St. Michael ..."
5. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"... the paying of 200 pearmains, and 4 hogsheads (modios) of wine made of pearmains,
into the exchequer, at the feast of St. Michael yearly. ..."
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