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huckleberry
English
Etymology
Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h?kl??b??i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?kl?b(?)?i/
Noun
huckleberry (plural huckleberries)
- A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
- A shrub growing this fruit.
- A small amount, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.
- (slang) A person of little consequence.
- (US, slang) The person one is looking for; the right person for the job.
- I'm your huckleberry.
Usage notes
While some Vaccinium species, such as Vaccinium parvifolium, the red huckleberry, are always called huckleberries, other species may be called blueberries or huckleberries depending upon local custom. Usually, the distinction between them is that blueberries are white on the inside in most cases compared to huckleberries which vary from red to purple inside with a couple dozen tiny seeds.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
huckleberry (third-person singular simple present huckleberries, present participle huckleberrying, simple past and past participle huckleberried)
- (intransitive) To pick huckleberries.
See also
- huckle
References
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crackleberry
English
Noun
crackleberry (plural crackleberries)
- (US, dialectal) The high-bush huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata, native to eastern North America, or the fruit of this shrub
- (fantasy) An imaginary shrub, or the fruit of this shrub
Synonyms
- huckleberry
- whortleberry
See also
- cackleberry
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