Definition of "huckleberry" []

• Any of various New World shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia, related to the blueberries and bearing edible fruit. (noun)
• The glossy, blackish, many-seeded berry of these plants. (noun)

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• "December 2nd, 2009 11: 22 am ET huckleberry is a moron, a charlatan, a phony, and a fool."
• "Mrs. Jo was not pleased with this state of things, and had no desire to have her children led from the paths of virtue, or her pupils lying round loose in huckleberry fields."
• ""It will delay your work a little, but never mind; we will pay you in huckleberry pies," said Mrs. Jo, knowing Silas's weak point."