Adam's Apples

Four years after I first had this elegant hobo of an apple, I have the opportunity to take a second bite. I might learn something new, or at least have a very nice ( two-star ) snack. Outside These green apples are compact and oblate apples with just a little ribbing, medium sized. The stems are quite short and the peachy-orange blush is partial and translucent. 

Clochard is straightforward enough: it means "tramp" (sometimes translated as "hobo.") Reinette means... whatever it is that Reinette means .  ¶  That part is a little less straightforward, but in regard to apples if you read the link you will see why I take the word to be a claim of a kind of quality . A reinette is a cut above.  ¶  So "Reinette Clouchard" suggests a quality apple, but one with a rough common touch. Let's see.