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embushed

embushed is the simple past and past participle of embush.

Meaning of embush

Verb

embush (third-person singular simple present embushes, present participle embushing, simple past and past participle embushed)

  1. (obsolete) To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
    • […]embushing himselfe presently among the bushes and brambles1612–1620, [Miguel de Cervantes], translated by Thomas Shelton, The History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. […], London: […] William Stansby, for Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about embushed

What is embushed the simple past and past participle of?
Embushed is the simple past and past participle of embush.

Words near embushed in the dictionary

  1. embursing
  2. emburthen
  3. Embury
  4. embus
  5. embush
  6. embushed
  7. embushes
  8. embushing
  9. embushment
  10. embushments
  11. embusied

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