Definition of "damsons" [damsons]

• Plural form of damson. (noun)

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• "Our usual scavenging season is the early Autumn – around September time when we pick blackberries and damsons from the roadsides and stew them for pies and crumbles."
• "If they swing in the swing without leave they fall out and break several teeth: if they forget to say their prayers they fall into the trough of pig-swill; the theft of a few damsons is punished by an attack of pneumonia and narrow escape from death."
• "A great many plums known as damsons were grown in Cheshire, and in olden times were allowed to remain on the trees until the light frosts came in late September or early October, as it was considered that they had not attained their full flavour until then; but in later times as soon as they were black they were hurried off to market, for they would crush in packing if left until thoroughly ripe."