Radishes and Gooseberries
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From corruption of the French surnames Radisson and Groseilliers
Proper noun
[edit]- (history, informal) The 17th-century pair of French-Canadian explorers Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers working for the Hudson's Bay Company of English Royal Charter
Usage notes
[edit]- This nickname was used by the contemporary English of the Hudson's Bay Company and the contemporary British colonial Americans, and is found in use in English-language Canadian history classes.