firstripe

English

Etymology

From first +‎ ripe.

Adjective

firstripe (comparative more firstripe, superlative most firstripe)

1. (archaic) Of fruit, the earliest to ripen; the freshest.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Micah 7:1:

     Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.