What does "firstripe" mean?

Of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.

Firstripe

adj

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Adjective

1
Of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest. archaic
"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."

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"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."

Etymology

From first + ripe.

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