road apple
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road apple
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Probably with reference to the supposed similarity to rotten apples.
noun road apples
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Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.
Samples 7–12 contained coarsely chewed plant material; several closely resembled the "road apples" of horse and burro.
Similar: street apple
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noun road apple
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Talk about this word "road apple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/road%20apple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. road apple. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/road%20apple "road apple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/road%20apple.Cite this
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title = {road apple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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