English Explanatory Dictionary

Radishes and Gooseberries

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The 17th-century pair of French-Canadian explorers Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers working for the Hudson's Bay Company of English Royal Charter

Word forms

Radishes and Gooseberries Radish and Gooseberry Radish and Gooseberries Radishes and Gooseberry

Etymology

From corruption of the French surnames Radisson and Groseilliers.

Related words

gooseberry radish
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