hindberry

noun

hindberry

noun

Etymology From Middle English *hindberie, from Old English hindberie, hindberġe, hindberiġe, equivalent to hind + berry. Compare Dutch hennebes, hinnebes, German Himbeere, Danish hindbær.

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Archaic, Dialectal The raspberry.

  • […] they made considerable progress in the art of embalming the wild fruits of their native land, so that they might command cranberries and hindberries at all times and seasons.1834, The Hobart Town Magazine, volume 2, page 323:

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