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Seckel

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small delicious pear, ripening about the end of October, but keeping good for a short time only. These pears are often called sickle-pears. See pear, 2.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on a farm near Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear
  • Word Usage
    "Girls: Chilled White Gazpacho, seckel pears, white anchovies & grilled peppers"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pear  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dekle  freckle  heckle  shekel  speckle