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seckel|ˈsɛkəl|
Also Seckle.
[See quot. 1817.]
A kind of pear. Also Seckel pear.
1817W. Coxe View Cultiv. Fruit Trees Amer. 189 Seckle Pear... So called from Mr. Seckle of Philadelphia, the proprietor of the original tree. 1845Downing Fruits Amer. 416 The Seckel pear. 1860Hogg Fruit Man. 211 (Pears) Seckle (New York Red-cheek; Shakespear; Sicker).—Fruit small, obovate. Skin yellowish-brown [etc.]. |