John n. A proper name of a man. John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john. John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
John Bullism, English character.
John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment.
John Doree, John Dory. (Zool.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.
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