eye-apple
now rare
noun
1A favourite or cherished person; = the apple of a person's eye.
2The pupil of the eye or the eyeball; = apple.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Crowley (d. 1588), author, Church of England clergyman, and printer.
- walking match
- walking mate
- walking on
- walking orders
- walking out
- walking papers
- walking party
- walking path
- walking place
- walking pneumonia
- walking possession
- walking shoe
- walking staff
- walking stick
- walking-stick insect
- walking-stick palm
- walking sword
- walking ticket
- walking tour
- walking up
- walking whale
- walking wheel
- walking wounded
- walk in on
- walk into