Ribston

The best Ribston pippins, — some people say the only real Ribston pippins, — in all Rufford are to be found here, and its Burgundy pears and walnuts are almost equally celebrated.

The American Senator 2004

The first who entered was a little Ribston pippin of a man, with ruddy cheeks and fluffy white side-whiskers.

The Adventure of Black Peter. 1990

Knaresbro 'and Ribston, and the difficulty of obtaining a sufficient head of water in a natural manner.

Report of the Knaresbrough Rail-way Committee Knaresbrough Rail-way Committee

Ten thousand a year renders pines cheap at 1l. 11s. 6d. per pound; ten hundred is better exemplified by Ribston pippins!

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, Various

Without a moment's hesitation the money was handed to the vendor of Ribston pippins, and away she trudged in high glee at the result of her good luck.

The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

Ribston, for 13s. 6d. per chaldron, a circumstance not unlikely to make it in great demand, whenever its properties are known for agricultural purposes.

Report of the Knaresbrough Rail-way Committee Knaresbrough Rail-way Committee

Van Mons, in his treatise on pears and apples, shows how utterly he disbelieves that the several sorts, for instance a Ribston-pippin or Codlin-apple, could ever have proceeded from the seeds of the same tree.

I. Variation under Domestication. Breeds of the Domestic Pigeon, Their Differences and Origin 1909

So saying, he swung round the rude calico bag, bulging with booty, which hung from his shoulders, and took from it two Ribston pippins.

The Terrible Twins Edgar Jepson 1900

What a vigorous grower, for instance, is the Ribston pippin, an English apple.

Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers John Burroughs 1879

What a vigorous grower, for instance, is the Ribston pippin, an English apple, -- wide-branching like the oak; its large ridgy fruit, in late fall or early winter, is one of my favorites.

Winter Sunshine John Burroughs 1879