Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In billiards, playing the spot-stroke: so called because it engages the red ball only.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of gathering raspberries.
- v. present participle of raspberry.
Etymologies
- raspberry + -ing (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Owen and she went raspberrying in the woods back of her farm," answered Anne.”
“Hence the most acceptable work for me was to be sent strawberrying or raspberrying by Mother; but the real fun was to go fishing up Montgomery Hollow, or over on Rose's Brook, this necessitating a long tramp, and begetting a hunger in a few hours that made a piece of rye bread the most delectable thing in the world; yet a pure delight that never sated.”
“Catherine Edwards had come over to go raspberrying, and Theodora, Ellen and Wealthy set off with her after school for the south field.”
“Why, it would be very convenient," said Rollo, "in America, when I went a-raspberrying.”
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