And the thought of that old time came upon me like a flood — the winter games at the Cedars — the blackberrying and bilberrying upon the sunshiny summer moors […]
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Blackberrying
Synonyms for "blackberrying" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
berry gatheringberry picking
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
berry samplingberry seasonblackberry season
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
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8 entriesbush harvestinghandpickinghedgerow berry pickinginventory collectionlate seasonpeak seasonphenology samplingwild berry picking
Collocations
11 entriesberry pickingblackberry harvestblackberry pickingblackberry seasonfield samplingfruit collectionhedgerow foraginglate summerlate summer seasonwild berry pickingwild blackberry patch
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3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
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When the harvest was over, the nutting and the blackberrying began; […]
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At that time there were no built-up areas round Harrow, and during one autumn we gathered enough blackberries for twenty-eight pounds of jam. I enjoyed the blackberrying, but I did not enjoy the walks, which averaged about five miles a day and might be over seven.
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In the days of Queen Anne, Dick explains, dissenting sects like the Presbyterians were under a ban and had to educate their children in the fields, behind the blackberry hedges, so in the blackberrying season, the children's lips and cheeks were stained black with the fruit.
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