English Explanatory Dictionary

open-arse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The medlar fruit.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊpənɑːs/

Word forms

open-arse open-arses

Etymology

From Middle English open-ers, from Old English openears, corresponding to open + arse, ‘with allusion to the large cavity at the end of the fruit between the persistent calyx lobes’ – OED3.

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