01 n. A proper name of a man.
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A proper name of a man.
Phrases & compounds
John-apple —
a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
John Bull —
an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
John Bullism —
English character.
John Doe —
the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment.
John Doree —
An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.