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[ huhk-uhl-ber-ee ] / ˈhʌk əlˌbɛr i /
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). Origin of huckleberry1660–70, Americanism; perhaps alteration of hurtleberry Words nearby huckleberryHubli-Dharwad, hubris, huckaback, huckery, huckle, huckleberry, Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of, hucklebone, huckster, hucksterer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for huckleberryStrap-ons, T-injections, and lesbian sex parties—young male adventures have come a long way from Huckleberry Finn. A New Huck on the Hardcore LGBT Hudson|William O’Connor|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Suddenly taking off: Huckleberry, Dashiell, Scarlett, Atticus, Chaplin, Zane, McKinley, and Lincoln. Hot Baby Names for 2014|Linda Rosenkrantz & Pamela Redmond Satran|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Because I've never read it. Book Bag: Janet Evanovich’s Summer Reads|Janet Evanovich|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST He also won a Tony for best score for Big River, his musical adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Searching for the Ghost of Roger Miller in Erick, Okla.|Malcolm Jones|September 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain What can I say? Bradley Cooper on His Favorite Books: ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘Lolita,’ ‘Fountainhead’|Bradley Cooper|September 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Huckleberry bushes take the place of the taller undergrowth of the valley. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park|Grenville F. Allen She must 'a been all tired out to make such a fuss over a tin o' huckleberry bread. While Caroline Was Growing|Josephine Daskam Bacon Nothing pleases a fly so much as to die and be mistaken for a huckleberry. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book|Myrtle Reed "You tell Jack I borrowed his saddle and Huckleberry," he called out to the drooping little figure on the rock. Here all was wild; the ground strewn with rock and encumbered with low growth of huckleberry bushes, brambles, and ferns. Pine Needles|Susan Bogert Warner
British Dictionary definitions for huckleberry
noun plural -riesany 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 (def. 1) Word Origin for huckleberryC17: probably a variant of hurtleberry, of unknown origin 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 |