Radishes and Gooseberries

proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Radish and Gooseberry · alternative Radish and Gooseberries · alternative Radishes and Gooseberry

  1. informalhistoryThe 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

Origin

From corruption of the French surnames Radisson and Groseilliers.

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Radishes and Gooseberries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radishes%20and%20Gooseberries

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“Radishes and Gooseberries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radishes%20and%20Gooseberries. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Radishes and Gooseberries,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Radishes%20and%20Gooseberries.

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