hindberry

English

Etymology

From Middle English *hindberie, from Old English hindberie, hindberġe, hindberiġe, equivalent to hind ‎ berry. Compare Dutch hennebes, hinnebes, German Himbeere, Danish hindbær.

Noun

hindberry (plural hindberries)

1. (archaic, dialectal) The raspberry.
   • 1834, The Hobart Town Magazine, volume 2, page 323:

     […] they made considerable progress in the art of embalming the wild fruits of their native land, so that they might command cranberries and hindberries at all times and seasons.