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Apricock, dewberry, grape, fig, mulberry

Midsummer Nights Dream, [3.1.162-165]. Tit. “Be kind and courteous to this gentleman./ Hop in his walks and gambol in his eyes;/ Feed him with apricocks and dewberries,/ With purple grapes, green figs and mulberries.”

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Apricot formerly abrecock.

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