bushings
plural of bushing
Source: Wiktionary
Bush"ing, n. Etym: [See 4th Bush.]
1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: A bush or lining; -- sometimes called . See 4th Bush.
Bush, n. Etym: [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b, b, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether the LL. or G. form ibox a case. Cf. Ambush, Boscage, Bouquet, Box a case.]
1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.
Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In this sense it is extensively used in the British colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the bush.
2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs. To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling flowers. Gascoigne.
3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as, bushes to support pea vines.
4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is true that a good play needs no epilogue. Shak.
5. (Hunting)
Definition: The tail, or brush, of a fox. To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a metaphor taken from hunting.
– Bush bean (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and requires no support (Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus). See Bean, 1.
РBush buck, or Bush goat (Zo̦l.), a beautiful South African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species.
РBush cat (Zo̦l.), the serval. See Serval.
РBush chat (Zo̦l.), a bird of the genus Pratincola, of the Thrush family.
РBush dog. (Zo̦l.) See Potto.
– Bush hammer. See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary.
– Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow.
РBush hog (Zo̦l.), a South African wild hog (Potamochoerus Africanus); -- called also bush pig, and water hog.
РBush master (Zo̦l.), a venomous snake (Lachesis mutus) of Guinea;
– called also surucucu.
– Bush pea (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.
РBush shrike (Zo̦l.), a bird of the genus Thamnophilus, and allied genera; -- called also batarg. Many species inhabit tropical America.
РBush tit (Zo̦l.), a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. P. minimus inhabits California.
Bush, v. i.
Definition: To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. "The bushing alders." Pope.
Bush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bushed (p. pr. & vb.n. Bushing.]
1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas.
2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground.
Bush, n. Etym: [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to plug.]
1. (Mech.)
Definition: A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor. Knight.
Note: In the larger machines, such a piece is called a box, particularly in the United States.
2. (Gun.)
Definition: A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored. Farrow.
Bush, v. t.
Definition: To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
