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Meanings of first fruits in English

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Usage of first fruits in English
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And some lading, some first fruits, must go back in the ships.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
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Philip's proscription against the Prince of Orange put forth its first fruits.
Holland: The History of the Netherlands
3
To Mr. Webster's college career belong the first fruits of his intellect.
Daniel Webster
4
Some beginning... That is, a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete / The Challoner Revision
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Israel was holiness to the Lord, and the first fruits of his increase.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
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The feast of offering the first fruits of the year, is declared Lev.
Five Pebbles from the Brook
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Now, the first fruits of Adidas and AMSilk's collaboration are public.
Wired
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A brother gave 5s., the first fruits of the increase of his salary.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
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The first fruits of the partnership have not yet appeared, however.
The Idiot
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Holland and Ireland yield him the first fruits of their looms.
Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
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The child, the first fruits, woke up and glared at her.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
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They showed their gratitude by presenting the first fruits of their taro plantation.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before
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She tasted the first fruits of success, and they were sweet.
Bambi
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If this union is productive, you shall name the first fruits.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 / With His Letters and Journals
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These are but a part of its fruits, and of its first fruits.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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It may be called the first fruits of Mr. Grenville's act.
The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860
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