GRAPE, n. This word is from the root of grab, gripe,and signifies primarily a cluster or bunch.
1. Properly, a cluster of the fruit of the vine but with us, a single berry of the vine the fruit from which wine is made by expression and fermentation.
2. In the manege, grapes signifies mangy tumors on the legs of a horse.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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