Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
gooseberry bush noun
- See gooseberry (def. 1)
- under a gooseberry bush used humorously in answering children’s questions regarding their birth
Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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.
William Nelson Hutchinson
He does not profit by them; almost always remains concealed in a gooseberry-bush, dreaming and listening.
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.
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.
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
