ˈdayberrylocal. (Cornwall.) Also deberry (Devon), dabberry (Kent). A local name of the gooseberry, chiefly in its wild form. 1736Pegge Kenticisms, Dabberriespl., gooseberries.1847–78Halliwell, Deberries, gooseberries. Devon.1880Cornwall Gloss., Day-berry, the wild gooseberry.