goosegog

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goosegog

(ˈɡʊzɡɒɡ) or

goosegob

n
(Plants) Brit a dialect or informal word for gooseberry
[from goose in gooseberry + gog, variant of gob1]
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Helen picked up a knife and went to help Sue top and tail goosegogs. She watched Scrapper talking to Debbie, two dark heads bent over the teapot.
SOFT ON FRUITS: We love soft fruit and there's no better way to send our girls back home after they visit us than with a few raspberries, goosegogs or strawberries.
So well balanced is this partnership that the French word for gooseberry is groseille a maquereau, the mackerel berry, which makes them sound much more loved than our own goosegogs to give them their English nickname.
I'm miffed about my goosegogs. They were giant - would've made lovely pies
SOFT ON FRUITS: We love soft fruit and there''s no better way to send our girls back home after they visit us than with a few raspberries, goosegogs or strawberries.
DIARY A battle for the borders SOFT ON FRUITS: We love soft fruit and there''s no better way to send our girls back home after they visit us than with a few raspberries, goosegogs or strawberries.
Most shrubs, including roses and soft fruits, such as currants and goosegogs, benefit from being pruned to a bowl shape so light and air can penetrate the centre of the shrub.
I'm miffed about my goosegogs. They were giant - would've made lovely pies - and they've stripped the bushes bare."