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Webster 1913 Edition
John
John
(jŏn)
, Noun.
[See
Johannes
.] A proper name of a man.
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.
W. Irving.
– John Doe
(Law)
, the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment.
Mozley & W.
– John Doree
, John Dory
[
John
(or F. jaune
yellow) + Doree
, Dory
.] (Zool.)
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
.