whistleberries en · NOUN
Etymology
From whistle + berries, a reference to the flatulence they cause.
Meanings
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(US, dated, plural, plural-only, slang) baked beans
“Hambone, how's for chuck?” Hambone removed pipe from mouth, slowly. “Wal, I reckon I still got a few whistleberries left. Some sonofabitch stew mabbe. A few shot biscuits.”
1951, Frederick Feikema Manfred, Riders of Judgment, Second, published 2014, →ISBN: