alley apple

alley apple

1. Horse manure. Watch out for alley apples on the trail—a lot of people ride horses there.
2. A loose brick or rock found in the street. Look at all these alley apples—when are they going to repave the street?
See also: alley, apple
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

alley apple

1. n. a piece of horse manure. (see also road apple.) The route of the parade was littered with alley apples after about twenty minutes.
2. n. a brick or stone found in the rubble of the streets. Kelly kicked an alley apple so that it struck a garbage can with a crash.
See also: alley, apple
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • road apple
  • brick up
  • scrump
  • brick in
  • be shitting a brick
  • apples and oranges
  • oyster
  • wash a brick
  • have a brick in (one's) hat
  • regular brick