northern spy

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northern spy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or
        nearer to that point than to the east or west.
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     2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern
        course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
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     Northern diver. (Zool.) See Loon.
  
     Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
  
     Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a
        yellowish color, marked with red.
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northern spy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Northern Spy
      n 1: large late-ripening apple with skin striped with yellow and
           red