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hindberry

hindberry noun: the raspberry.

Noun

hindberry (plural hindberries)

  1. (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

Forms of hindberry

pluralhindberries

Origin of hindberry

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

Questions about hindberry

What does hindberry mean?
Hindberry means the raspberry.
What part of speech is hindberry?
Hindberry is a noun.
What is the plural of hindberry?
The plural of hindberry is hindberries.

Words near hindberry in the dictionary

  1. Hindal
  2. Hindang
  3. Hindavi
  4. Hindawi
  5. hindberries
  6. hindberry
  7. hindbrain
  8. hindbrains
  9. hindcast
  10. hindcasted
  11. hindcasting

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