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Added 10 October 2026

huckleberry

/ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about huckleberry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small round fruit of a dark blue or red color, of several plants in the related genera Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
A shrub growing this fruit.
A small amount, a short distance, as in the phrase huckleberry above a persimmon.

verb

To pick huckleberries.

Origin

Probably an alteration of Middle English hurtilbery (“whortleberry”). American English from 1660s.

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