Socks dipt in Brandy-wine, and worn, are preventive.1676, Richard Wiseman, “Of Tumours: Of Pernio”, in Eight Chirurgical Treatises, Book I, Ch. XIII:
Running round the woodlump if you chance to find Little barrels, roped and tarred, all full of brandy-wine, Don't you shout to come and look, nor use 'em for your play. Put the brishwood back again—and they'll be gone next day!1906, Rudyard Kipling, A Smuggler's Song:
Brandywine
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Etymology Unknown; the plant variety has been traced back far into the 19th century by seed savers, but the origin of its name is lost; speculations include the possibility that the fruit's color was likened to that of brandywine, or that the variety was bred in the Brandywine Valley.
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An heirloom cultivar of tomato with large potato-leaved foliage and large pink fruit.