whort
noun
the whortleberry.
whortle
-
a variation of
whort.
Example Sentences
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And then with a quick throb of joy she saw that she was not alone; a human figure stood a few paces aside, knee-deep in the whortle bushes.
From The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki
There were May flowers, violets and anemonies, in spring time; box, whortle, and black berries, in summer, and acorns and walnuts in autumn.
From No and Other Stories Compiled by Uncle Humphrey by Various
There is a dense undergrowth of salal, whortle, salmon, raspberry and other bushes, and shrubs.
From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Newton H. (Newton Henry) Chittenden
Strew over it either currants, cherries, cranberries, gooseberries, black or whortle berries.
Their tops are covered with bracken, heather, scrub oak, and quantities of whortle berries, the ripening of the last marking the beginning of the summer holidays for the village children, who then go "whorting."
From Somerset by G. W. Wade
