pear

[cf. Cdn F poire sauvage in this sense]

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the fruit of any of these plants.

Quotations

1620

The Countrie fruites wile, are cherries small, whole groaues of them, Filberds good, a small pleasant fruite, called a Peare. . . .

1793

The wild plumb, and Grape, the pair, choak and sand cherries, Summer berry and the Raspberry are also natives of this [Assiniboine] country.

1804

Pears ripe at Portage des Chiens.