feaberry
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably for *theveberry, from Middle English theve (“copse”). Compare feabe, theabe, thape, which is probably a clipping of this word (interpreted as *theabe-berry).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feaberry (plural feaberries)
- (UK, dialect, archaic) A gooseberry.
- 1615, Gervase Markham, The English Huswife:
- The best sauce for green geese is the juice of sorrel and sugar, mixed together with a few scladed feaberries and served upon sippets
References[edit]
- “feaberry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.