ˈblackˌberrying, vbl. n.
[Really formed directly on blackberry n., but coming to be treated as a gerund, implying a vb. to blackberry. See nutting.]
The gathering of blackberries.
1861 J. Bennet Winter Medit. i. i. (1875) 35 The days when they go blackberrying. 1885 C. M. Yonge Two Sides of Shield i, We never had such a blackberrying. |