Pip"pin (?), n. [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being raised from the seed. See Pip a seed.] Bot. (a)
An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple.
(b)
A name given to apples of several different kinds, as Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin.
We will eat a last year's pippin.
Shak.
Normandy pippins, sun-dried apples for winter use.
© Webster 1913.