单词 | bush-ranging |
释义 | bush-ranging, vbl. n.|ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒɪŋ| Also -ˈrangering. [see prec.] The practice of the bush-ranger; the attacking and robbing of travellers or settlers in the bush. Also attrib.
1832H. Martineau Homes Abr. v. 72 As long as any convicts were disposed to bush-ranging..he could not for his part feel very secure. 1863Guardian 23 Dec., Bush⁓ranging has obtained such a head in New South Wales, that the Government have offered a reward of {pstlg}2500 for the capture of a gang of five. 1864Sala in Daily Tel. 9 Aug., Bushranging broils between Federal dragoons and half-naked guerillas. 1853Fraser's Mag. XLVIII. 662 What has bushrangering and the police come to? |

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