CONE
NOUNS
► APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BURR a pine cone → 1859 Amer. dial.
► CATKINS the cones of the fir tree → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAVE a fir cone → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CLOG a fir cone; a pine cone → 1577 obs.
► COMB a pine cone → 1969 Amer. dial.
► DEAL-APPLE a fir cone → 1819 Eng. dial.
► DEALSEY a fir cone → 1810 Eng. dial.
► DELSEED a fir cone → 1810 Eng. dial.
► PINE APPLE 1. the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce → 1750 Eng. dial.
2. a pine cone → 1968 Amer. dial.
► PINE BURR a pine cone → 1804 Amer. dial.
► SCRAB-APPLE a fir cone → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TORY-TOP the seed cone of a fir tree → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► PINEBALLER a person who gathers pine cones → 1968 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► APPLE to gather fir cones or ‘apples’ → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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