Radishes and Gooseberries

== English == === Alternative forms === Radish and Gooseberry, Radish and Gooseberries, Radishes and Gooseberry === Etymology === From corruption of the French surnames Radisson and Groseilliers. === Proper noun === Radishes and Gooseberries (history, informal) The 17th-century pair of French-Canadian explorers Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers working for the Hudson's Bay Company of English Royal Charter ==== Usage notes ==== This nickname was used by the contemporary English of the Hudson's Bay Company and the contemporary British colonial Americans, and is found in use in English-language Canadian history classes. ==== Related terms ====