berry¹ n Attrib, comb berry acki: see also ~ ocky, ~ barrens [see BARRENS n pl 2], ~ bucket, ~ ground.
   1924 Deep Sea Fishers xxi (4), p. 139 Berryacki--A drink made from partridge berries. 1988 Evening Telegram 25 June, p. 13 [He] said the new dump site will not be detrimental to the berry barrens, wild life or nearby fishing ponds. 1981 DAWE 9 "A Fairy Tale": She carries a berry bucket/and cries/because she has no money/to drive the fairies away. 1986 FELTHAM 88 Expeditions to the berry grounds of other islands were common.

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