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bushwork

bushwork noun: work carried out in the bushland.

Noun

bushwork (uncountable)

  1. Work carried out in the bushland.
    • Fencing, dam-making, horse-breaking, stock-riding, from making hay to building a shed, all bushwork came easy enough to us[…]2009, Rolf Boldrewood, Robbery Under Arms, page 61

Origin of bushwork

From bush + work.

Questions about bushwork

What does bushwork mean?
Bushwork means work carried out in the bushland.
What part of speech is bushwork?
Bushwork is a noun.

Words near bushwork in the dictionary

  1. Bushwick
  2. bushwillow
  3. bushwillows
  4. bushwoman
  5. bushwomen
  6. bushwork
  7. bushwren
  8. bushwrens
  9. bushy
  10. bushy bluestem
  11. bushy bluestems

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