firstripe

firstripe

English

Etymology

first +‎ ripe

Adjective

firstripe (comparative more firstripe, superlative most firstripe)

1. (archaic) Of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.
   • The Bible (KJV), Micah 7:1:

     Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.