gooseberry

He played up old gooseberry among them; said of a person who. by force or threats, suddenly puts an end to a riot or disturbance.

Gooseberry
·adj A silly person; a goose cap. II. Gooseberry ·adj Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, th...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gooseberry-eyed
One with dull grey eyes, like boiled gooseberries. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
gooseberry wig
A large frizzled wig: perhaps from a supposed likeness to a gooseberry bush. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
gooseberry-tree
Little, n. name given to theAustralian tree Buchanania mangoides, F. v. M., N.O.Anacardiaceae. 1847...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris