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FIRST-FRUITS

\fˈɜːstfɹˈuːts], \fˈɜːstfɹˈuːts], \f_ˈɜː_s_t_f_ɹ_ˈuː_t_s]\

Definitions of FIRST-FRUITS

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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What the season first produces or matures of any kind; the first profits of anything; the earliest effect of any thing.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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