bush
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English busch, busshe, from Old English busc, bysc (“copse, grove, scrub”, in placenames), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bhū- (“to grow”). Cognate with West Frisian bosk (“woods”), Dutch bos (“woods”), German Busch (“bush”), Swedish buske (“bush, shrub”). Latin and Romance forms (Latin boscus, French buisson, Italian boscaglia, Portuguese bosque) derive from the Germanic. The sense 'pubic hair' was first attested in 1745.
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bush (plural bushes)
- (horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
- (slang) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's; loosely, a woman's vulva.
- 1749, John Cleland, Memoirs Of Fanny Hill, Gutenberg eBook #25305,
- As he stood on one side, unbuttoning his waistcoat and breeches, her fat brawny thighs hung down, and the whole greasy landscape lay fairly open to my view; a wide open mouthed gap, overshaded with a grizzly bush, seemed held out like a beggar′s wallet for its provision.
- 1749, John Cleland, Memoirs Of Fanny Hill, Gutenberg eBook #25305,
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- (category of woody plant): shrub
- See also Wikisaurus:pubic hair
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Terms derived from "bush"
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category of woody plant
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pubic hair
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[edit] Etymology 2
From the sign of a bush usually employed to indicate such places.
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bush (plural bushes)
- (archaic): A tavern or wine merchant.
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From Middle Dutch bosch (modern bos) ("wood, forest"), first appearing in the Dutch colonies to designate an uncleared district of a colony, and thence adopted in British colonies as bush.
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bush (uncountable)
- (often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
- (Australian) The countryside area of Australia that is less arid and less remote than the outback; loosely, areas of natural flora even within conurbations.
- 1894, Henry Lawson, We Called Him “Ally” for Short, Short Stories in Prose and Verse, Gutenberg Australia eBook #0607911,
- I remember, about five years ago, I was greatly annoyed by a ghost, while doing a job of fencing in the bush between here and Perth.
- 1899, Ethel C. Pedley, Dot and the Kangaroo, Gutenberg Australia eBook #0900681h,
- Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
- 2000, Robert Holden, Paul Cliff, Jack Bedson, The Endless Playground: Celebrating Australian Childhood, page 16,
- The theme of children lost in the bush is a well-worked one in Australian art and literature.
- 1894, Henry Lawson, We Called Him “Ally” for Short, Short Stories in Prose and Verse, Gutenberg Australia eBook #0607911,
- (New Zealand) An area of New Zealand covered in forest, especially native forest.
- (Canada) The remote forested areas of Canada, excluding the high arctic barrens; the upcountry.
- (Australian) The countryside area of Australia that is less arid and less remote than the outback; loosely, areas of natural flora even within conurbations.
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bush (comparative bushier, superlative bushiest)
- The Australian use of the noun "bush", used attributively.
- The bush vote; bush tucker; bush aristocracy
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bush (not comparable)
- (Australian) Towards the direction of the outback.
- On hatching, the chicks scramble to the surface and head bush on their own.
[edit] Etymology 4
Back-formation from bush league.
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bush (comparative more bush, superlative most bush)
- (colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
- They're supposed to be a major league team, but so far they've been bush.
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bush (plural bushes)
- (baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
- The way that pitcher showed up the batter after the strikeout was bush.
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From Middle Dutch busse 'box; wheel bushing', from Proto-Germanic *buhsiz (cf. English box). More at box.
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bush (plural bushes)
- A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal (also bushing).
- A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod stand.
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- IPA: /bʊʃ/
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bush m.
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