Pippin \Pip"pin\, n. [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being raised from the seed. See Pip a seed.]

(Bot.)
   (a) An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple.
   (b) A name given to apples of several different kinds, as Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden pippin.

We will eat a last year's pippin. --Shak.

Normandy pippins, sun-dried apples for winter use.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)