gooseberry bush

noun

See gooseberry (def. 1)
under a gooseberry bush used humorously in answering children's questions regarding their birth

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Examples from the Web for gooseberry bush

Historical Examples

Off he went to a gooseberry-bush, scratched up the key, and brought it to her.
Dog Breaking
William Nelson Hutchinson
He does not profit by them; almost always remains concealed in a gooseberry-bush, dreaming and listening.
The Insect
Jules Michelet
This bag, which I had safely buried under a gooseberry-bush, has been taken up by some thief, and all my money stolen.
Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales
Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
They breed in most parts of the Bay, always make their nests on the ground, at the root of a dwarf willow or a gooseberry-bush.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772
Samuel Hearne
Not a house, not a romantic spot could he imagine without its gooseberry-bush.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories
Anton Tchekoff

gooseberry bush

Examples from the Web for gooseberry bush

Historical Examples

Off he went to a gooseberry-bush, scratched up the key, and brought it to her.

He does not profit by them; almost always remains concealed in a gooseberry-bush, dreaming and listening.

This bag, which I had safely buried under a gooseberry-bush, has been taken up by some thief, and all my money stolen.

They breed in most parts of the Bay, always make their nests on the ground, at the root of a dwarf willow or a gooseberry-bush.

Not a house, not a romantic spot could he imagine without its gooseberry-bush.