English Explanatory Dictionary

first fruits

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering
  2. The first profits from an undertaking

Word forms

first fruits first-fruits firstfruits

Etymology

From Middle English firste fruytes, fyrste frutes, furste frutes (“first fruits”), equivalent to first + fruits.

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