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McIntosh|ˈmækɪntɒʃ|
Also MacIntosh, Mackintosh.
The name of John McIntosh (b. 1777), Canadian farmer, used attrib. in McIntosh Red to designate a red-skinned variety of eating apple or the tree producing it, first developed on his farm. Also absol.
1878Canad. Horticulturalist Mar. 42 Winter apples; here my list will be small, but I think reliable: Talman's Sweet, Pomme Grise, American Golden Russet, and McIntosh Red. 1908Busy Man's Mag. Feb. 89 The First McIntosh Red Tree in Canada. 1910L. Woolverton Canad. Apple Grower's Guide 190 McIntosh [is] a very fine dessert apple for early winter use. 1932[see delicious a. 2 b]. 1933M. de la Roche Master of Jalna xii. 136 He extracted a large, perfectly shaped MacIntosh Red from his pocket. 1965Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 15 Jan. (1970) 221 Our best brands are Northern Spies and MacIntosh Reds. 1969New Yorker 20 Dec. 76/2 Already on our six acres..we have planted..a MacIntosh apple. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Sept. 5/2 (caption) Alison Loates..found a bright-red McIntosh was her fancy. |