Scuppernong Definition
skŭpər-nông, -nŏng
noun
A golden-green grape of the S U.S.
Webster's New World
A sweet, light-colored wine made from this grape.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Scuppernong
Noun
Singular:
scuppernong
Plural:
scuppernongsOrigin of Scuppernong
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Named after the Scuppernong River and Lake in North Carolina near which the grapes were first found and cultivated. Probably from an Algonquian word. Both senses, "grape" and "wine", are first found in documents from the 1800s-1820s.
From Wiktionary
After the Scuppernong River in northeast North Carolina
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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