bullace

English

Etymology

From Middle English bolas, bolace, from Old French beloce; of Celtic origin.

Noun

bullace (plural bullaces)

  1. A small European plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insitita).
    • 1930, Harold Webber Freeman, Down in the Valley (page 48)
      If he ate bullace tart and bullace pie for a week, he would hardly empty the smallest of the baskets; and then they would begin to go bad. Nothing remained but to give them away, but to whom?
  2. The bully tree.

Translations

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.