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may duke, mayduke|ˈmeɪdjuːk|
[Cf. May-cherry (May n.3 5 c) and Duke cherry (duke n. 6), both in Evelyn 1664.
The statement that this cherry was introduced from Médoc in France, and thence named, seems to be unfounded.]
A variety of sour cherry.
1718Bradley Improv. Plant. & Gard. iii. 43 All sorts of Cherries, excepting the small May, and the May-Duke-Cherries, prosper best when they have Liberty. 1820H. Matthews Diary (ed. 2) 465 Medoc—whence by the way comes our cherry whose name we have corrupted into May Duke. 1828Miss Mitford Village Ser. iii. 28 He would persuade you that brill was turbot, and that black cherries were Maydukes. 1841Knickerbocker XVII. 154 The air is impregnated with the fragrances..of the blossoming may-dukes. 1874Rep. Vermont Board Agric. II. 359 This variety, and the..May Duke, Late Duke, and other Dukes,..are hardly less hardy than plums. |