Associations to the word «Peppercorn»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
PEPPERCORN, noun. The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
PEPPERCORN, noun. A small, insignificant quantity; a nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
PEPPERCORN RENT, noun. A nominal rent; originally a single peppercorn.
PEPPERCORN RENT, noun. (by extension) Any very small rent.
Dictionary definition
PEPPERCORN, noun. Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.