huckleberry

[ huhk-uhl-ber-ee ]

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noun

, plural huck·le·ber·ries.

the dark-blue or black edible berry of any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Gaylussacia of the heath family.
a shrub bearing such fruit.
blueberry ( def 1 ).

huckleberry

/ ˈhʌkəlˌbɛrɪ /

any American ericaceous shrub of the genus Gaylussacia, having edible dark blue berries with large seeds
the fruit of any of these shrubs
another name for blueberry
a Brit name for whortleberry

1660–70, Americanism; perhaps alteration of hurtleberry

C17: probably a variant of hurtleberry, of unknown origin

Strap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from Huckleberry Finn.

Suddenly taking off: Huckleberry, Dashiell, Scarlett, Atticus, Chaplin, Zane, McKinley, and Lincoln.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Because I've never read it.

He also won a Tony for best score for Big River, his musical adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain What can I say?

The corner in Muscogee Air Line, was as evasive as a huckleberry in a mouth bereft of its armament.

Following an impulse, he took a car and went directly downtown, and then made his way to Huckleberry Street.

The dim duskiness made him shudder; he expected to see the Huckleberry Street Irish woman looking at him.

"To Huckleberry Street," answered the eyes, without a sound, and in a minute more the two were passing down the silent streets.

He ordered the coachman to drive the whole length of Huckleberry Street slowly.

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