2. An ambuscade. [Obs.] Sir T. More.
BUSHRANGER
Bush"ran`ger, n.
Defn: One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in
Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush.
BUSHWHACKER
Bush"whack`er, n.
1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. [U.S.] They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight. W. Irving.
2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. [U.S.] Farrow.
BUSHWHACKING
Bush"whack`ing, n.
1. Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream. [U.S.] T. Flint.
2. The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers. [U.S.]
BUSHY
Bush"y, a. Etym: [From 1st Bush.]