Proper noun
Pears
A surname transferred from the given name.
Following the pattern of omission, "and pears" is dropped, thus the spoken phrase "I'm going up the apples" means "I'm going up the stairs". Source: Internet
CCTV footage from the hotel shows the man handing a basket of fruit, containing bananas, pears, oranges, even a pineapple, to a police officer. Source: Internet
Above: Pickled pears in a window at Great Dixter. Source: Internet
Court accounts of Henry III of England record pears shipped from La Rochelle-Normande and presented to the King by the Sheriffs of the City of London. Source: Internet
A Maidstone farm is currently the only grower of these pears in the UK. Source: Internet
Because pears ripen from the inside out, the best way to judge ripeness is to "Check the Neck": apply gentle thumb pressure to the neck or stem end of the pear. Source: Internet