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- noun Plural form of
hagberry .
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Examples
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It grows chiefly in Scotland and the north of England, where the peasants call the fruit, which is small, black, and harsh, 'hagberries.'
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852 Various 1841
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I shall send at least double that number; also some hagberries, etc.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) 1824
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My pants are too tight: Me loins are as scragged as hagberries.
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