dewberry n Dwarf raspberry; PLUMBOY.
   [1578] 1935 Richard Hakluyt [Parkhurst's letter:] 129 Strawberries, Dewberies, and Raspis, as common as grasse. 1849 [FEILD] 78 Wild fruits are abundant; gooseberries, strawberries, currants, bake-apples, and dewberries. 1911 Rhodora xiii, 123 Here were the common plants of the granitic barrens of Newfoundland ... Dewberry or Plumboy (Rubus arcticus), Partridge-berry or Red Berry. 1916 HAWKES 36 The dewberry (Rubus ar[c]ticus) is found in large quantities on the islands off the east coast of Hudson Bay, also in Northern Labrador along the rivers. 1956 ROULEAU 29 ~ Rubus acaulis. 1971 NOSEWORTHY 191 ~ s. Like raspberries, but juicier. 1975 SCOTT 57 The Plumboy is also called the Ground Raspberry or Dewberry (Rubus pubescens).

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