bush|whack

bush|whack
bush|whack «BUSH HWAK», intransitive verb.
to live in or work in the bush or backwoods.
–v.t.
to attack or fight, as a bushwhacker: »

Snipers bushwhacked lone Red couriers on the new road to Lhasa (Time).

[< bush1 + whack]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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