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 of gooseberry bush

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