john

A toilet.

A man who is a prostitute’s customer.

A common name for a man or boy, often used, like Jack,- its synonym, to designate a man or a boy in general or indefinitely, especially an awkward fellow.

A proper name of a man.

a sort of apple ripe about St. John’s Day. Same as Apple-john.

an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.

English character.

the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment.

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.