John

n.
  1. A proper name of a man.
    2. John-apple ,
    a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
    John Bull ,
    an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
    John Bullism ,
    English character.
    John Doe (Law),
    the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment.
    John Doree, John Dory . (Zoöl.)
    An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.