subs. (common).—A stupid constable, or magistrate. [From Much Ado about Nothing.) For synonyms, see BEAK and COPPER.
1864. M. E. BRADDON, Aurora Floyd, ch. xxxviii. The detective had reason to know that the DOGBERRIES of Doncaster,… were on the wrong scent.
1869. Gentleman’s Magazine, July, p. 195. I trust I shall not be accounted a DOGBERRY, lavish in my tediousness, if I bestow one more anecdote upon my readers.
