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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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BUSH, n.³ Mouth. Cf. Buss, n.⁶ [buʃ]Arg.¹ 1929:
"Hut um wan on the bush." (Schoolboy incitement.)

[Prob. a corruption of Gael. bus, the snout of an animal (see Boose, n.²).]

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