/ap"euhl jak'/ , n.
1. a brandy distilled from fermented cider; apple brandy.
2. fermented cider.
3. an alcoholic beverage consisting of the unfrozen liquid that remains after freezing fermented cider.
4. Chiefly North Carolina and Brit. Dial. an apple turnover.
[ 1810-20, Amer.; APPLE + JACK 1 ]