mulberry bushn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌlb(ə)rɪ ˌbʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈməlˌbɛri ˌbʊʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mulberry n., bush n.¹

Etymology: < mulberry n. + bush n.¹

1. A shrub of the genus Morus; a small mulberry tree.

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mulberry bush1842

1842 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes Scotl. (rev. ed.) 65/1 To the tune of Nancy Dawson, Here we go round the mulberry bush, [etc.].

1875 J. Thomson Straits Malacca 474 These growers are invariably small farmers, who..have a few mulberry bushes planted in some odd corner of their tilled lands.

1922 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49 377 Sirker..found that mulberry bushes, grown in soil previously treated with CS₂, produced more plants, higher plants and more leaves.

1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 17 557 A 2,000 strong..workforce was summoned to help Hastie create a ten acre mulberry bush plantation.

2. A children's game accompanied by a song beginning ‘Here we go round the mulberry bush’, or a variant of this.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > singing game > specific

oranges and lemons1823

jingo-ring1841

mulberry bush1849

ring-a-ring o' roses1855

London bridge1894

1849 J. O. Halliwell Pop. Rhymes & Nursery Tales 127 The game of the mulberry-bush [is] conducted in the same manner.

1860 Illustr. London News 7 Jan. 24/2 The little innocents..devote their energies to mud-pie manufacture and the games of Mulberry-bush, I-spy-I, Hi-Cockolorum, Hopscotch, or Buttons.

1897 F. Marryat Blood of Vampire iii [They] take hands and dance round in a ring as if they were playing at ‘Mulberry Bush’.

1974 T. Lewis Jack Carter's Law 166 As you know, we haven't the time to play mulberry bushes.

1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game i. 24 The main drift of traditional singing games into the infant-teaching system took place at this time (though ‘The Mulberry Bush’ had been adapted for infant use in the 1840s).

2001 People 7 Jan. 31 On a cold and frosty morning, has anyone ever really set out with a load of mates just to go round a mulberry bush?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mulberry bush
释义	mulberry bushn. Brit. /ˈmʌlb(ə)rɪ ˌbʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈməlˌbɛri ˌbʊʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mulberry n., bush n.¹ Etymology: < mulberry n. + bush n.¹ 1. A shrub of the genus Morus; a small mulberry tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > edible berries > mulberry mulberrya1300 mulberry bush1842 1842 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes Scotl. (rev. ed.) 65/1 To the tune of Nancy Dawson, Here we go round the mulberry bush, [etc.]. 1875 J. Thomson Straits Malacca 474 These growers are invariably small farmers, who..have a few mulberry bushes planted in some odd corner of their tilled lands. 1922 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49 377 Sirker..found that mulberry bushes, grown in soil previously treated with CS₂, produced more plants, higher plants and more leaves. 1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 17 557 A 2,000 strong..workforce was summoned to help Hastie create a ten acre mulberry bush plantation. 2. A children's game accompanied by a song beginning ‘Here we go round the mulberry bush’, or a variant of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > singing game > specific oranges and lemons1823 jingo-ring1841 mulberry bush1849 ring-a-ring o' roses1855 London bridge1894 1849 J. O. Halliwell Pop. Rhymes & Nursery Tales 127 The game of the mulberry-bush [is] conducted in the same manner. 1860 Illustr. London News 7 Jan. 24/2 The little innocents..devote their energies to mud-pie manufacture and the games of Mulberry-bush, I-spy-I, Hi-Cockolorum, Hopscotch, or Buttons. 1897 F. Marryat Blood of Vampire iii [They] take hands and dance round in a ring as if they were playing at ‘Mulberry Bush’. 1974 T. Lewis Jack Carter's Law 166 As you know, we haven't the time to play mulberry bushes. 1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game i. 24 The main drift of traditional singing games into the infant-teaching system took place at this time (though ‘The Mulberry Bush’ had been adapted for infant use in the 1840s). 2001 People 7 Jan. 31 On a cold and frosty morning, has anyone ever really set out with a load of mates just to go round a mulberry bush? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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