BUSHWHACKING

bushwhacking

(adjective) lying in ambush; “bushwhacking guerrillas attacking from ambush”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

bushwhacking (plural bushwhackings)

travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress

fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country

criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions

Verb

bushwhacking

present participle of bushwhack

Source: Wiktionary


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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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