Welcome to today's edition of AWOTD. I have decided to include a few related words in this one post.
bush n. Aust. 1 natural vegetation; tract of land covered in this; uncultivated land. 2 rural as opposed to urban life; the country as opposed to town or city.
bushfire n. fire burning (often extensive) areas of natural vegetation.
bushman n. Aust. person skilled in travelling and surviving in bush; person who lives in the bush.
And finally:
bushranger n. Aust. hist. person engaging in armed robbery, esp. living in bush as outlaw.
The most famous bushranger in history was, no doubt, Ned Kelly who was known particularly for the iron mask he wore. He was captured and executed in 1880 at the Old Melbourne Gaol at about age 25.
All definitions taken from the Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary (4th Edition, 2011).
"And finally"? What about Bush Tucker?!? :)
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks for the reminder Colin! It wasn't in the dictionary, and I'm too lazy to think for myself right now lol.
DeleteI think it deserves its own post, so tune in tomorrow for "bush tucker"!