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McIntosh

[ mak-in-tosh ]

/ ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ /

noun

a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.

Origin of McIntosh

1875–80; named after John McIntosh of Ontario, Canada, who first cultivated it (1796)

Example sentences from the Web for mcintosh

Police say he pulled a gun on them, but his family claimed that McIntosh was kneeling on the ground with his hands in the air.

The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown |Nina Strochlic |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But McIntosh also explained that it takes more than one show or one moment to shift attitudes.

Will There Ever Be a ‘Good Wife’ Effect on Politics? |Keli Goff |October 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Almost everyone who said they were coming canceled,” McIntosh told me, leaving her with only a half-dozen or so fellow travelers.

Black American Leadership Alliance D.C. Anti-Immigration Rally Wilts |Michelle Cottle |July 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“The rate for middle-age suicides is slightly higher now for the first time in our history,” McIntosh says.

Tony Scott’s Death a Reminder of the Quiet Scourge of Elderly Suicide |Eliza Shapiro |August 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

With this event the military life of General McIntosh closed.

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America |J. P. MacLean
One was Mcintosh, and the other a man named Hawkins, who had married one of Mcintosh's daughters.

Stories Of Georgia |Joel Chandler Harris
McIntosh, Lachlan, nominated as naval officer at Savannah, 17.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
Gen. McIntosh planned a formidable expedition into the enemy's country.

Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt |Various
I shall walk boldly into the camp, and report myself to Price as an officer and messenger just arrived from McIntosh's command.

The Border Spy |Lieut. Col. Hazeltine

British Dictionary definitions for mcintosh

McIntosh

McIntosh red

/ (ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ) /

noun

a Canadian variety of red-skinned eating apple

Word Origin for McIntosh

C19: named after John McIntosh (1777–c. 1845), US-born Canadian farmer on whose property the variety was first found growing wild