2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.

Bush"less (&?;), a. Free from bushes; bare.

O'er the long backs of the bushless downs.

Tennyson.

Bush"man (&?;), n.; pl. Bushmen (&?;). [Cf. D. boschman, boschjesman. See 1st Bush.] 1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.

2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people.

Bush"ment (&?;), n. [OE. busshement ambush, fr. bush.] 1. A thicket; a cluster of bushes. [Obs.] Raleigh.

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