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   gooseberry

   /ˈɡʊzb(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a round edible yellowish-green or reddish berry with a thin translucent hairy skin.
   • 2. the thorny European shrub which bears gooseberries.
   • 3. a third person in the company of two people, especially lovers, who would prefer to be alone: informal British "they didn't want me playing gooseberry on their first date"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: the first element perhaps from goose, or perhaps based on Old French groseille, altered because of an unexplained association with the bird.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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