† raspis-berry Obs.
[f. prec.]
= raspberry.
a 1548 Hall Chron., Hen. VIII (1809) 611 The Aubespine..and the Framboister [sic] whiche is in English the Hathorne..and the Raspis berry. 1600 Hakluyt Voy. (1810) III. 192 The like plentie of raspis berries, which doe grow in euery place. 1623 Whitbourne Newfoundland 5 Faire Strawberries, red and white, and faire Respasse berries, and Gooseberries. |