From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheating appleˈeating ˌapple noun [countable] DFan apple that you eat raw rather than cooked → cooking apple
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eating apple• But here is where even the everyday eating apple takes on a different meaning according to the context.• The original juice may be from cider apples, but it is just as likely to be imported eating apple juice concentrate. 