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Radishes and Gooseberries
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English
Alternative forms
en Radish and Gooseberry Radish and Gooseberries Radishes and Gooseberry
Etymology
From corruption of the en fr - surnames fr Radisson and fr Groseilliers.
Proper noun
Radishes and Gooseberries
en history informal The 17th-century pair of French-Canadian explorers en Pierre-Esprit Radisson and en Médard Chouart des Groseilliers working for the en Hudson's Bay Company of English Royal Charter
Usage notes
This nickname was used by the contemporary English of the Hudson's Bay Company and the contemporary British colonial Americans, and is found in use in English-language Canadian history classes.
Related terms
en radish gooseberry
en coordinated pairs eponyms