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feaberry

/ˈfiːˌbɛɹi/

feaberry noun: a gooseberry.

Noun

feaberry (plural feaberries)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) A gooseberry.
    • The best sauce for green geese is the juice of sorrel and sugar, mixed together with a few scladed feaberries and served upon sippets1615, Gervase Markham, The English Huswife

Forms of feaberry

pluralfeaberries
alternative formfaeberry
alternative formfaiberry
alternative formfayberry

Origin of feaberry

Probably for *theveberry, from Middle English theve (“copse”). Compare feabe, theabe, thape, which is probably a clipping of this word (interpreted as *theabe-berry).

Questions about feaberry

What does feaberry mean?
Feaberry means a gooseberry.
What part of speech is feaberry?
Feaberry is a noun.
How do you pronounce feaberry?
Feaberry is pronounced /ˈfiːˌbɛɹi/.
What is the plural of feaberry?
The plural of feaberry is feaberries.

Words near feaberry in the dictionary

  1. fe.
  2. Fe/H
  3. FEA
  4. Fea's petrel
  5. feaberries
  6. feaberry
  7. feaellid
  8. feaellids
  9. Feagan
  10. Feagans
  11. Feaganses

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