# applejack

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #62,677

## Definitions
1. An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

## Etymology
From apple + jack, referring to the increase in alcohol concentration due to freeze distillation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/applejack