gooseberry bush
Britishnoun
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See gooseberry
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used humorously in answering children's questions regarding their birth
Example Sentences
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Now it is entwined with my gooseberry bush, and once a week I rip out the wandering stems before their white blossoms turn into seedy berries.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2017
This year she is not planting anything new, just watering her perennials, like kales and her giant cape gooseberry bush.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2015
Her father recovered; Selma struggled on and one day her uncle discovered her poring over the Book of Revelation under a gooseberry bush.
From Time Magazine Archive
A little wild gooseberry bush overhung the spot, and I fancied that I had my apples safely hidden.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
The great soldier Napoleon Smith instantly effected a retreat in masterly fashion behind a gooseberry bush.
From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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