bushranging

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noun

The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bushrange
nounbushranging (uncountable)
  1. AustraliahistoricaluncountableThe outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.

    It appeared that two lads of about eighteen had had their minds unhinged by bushranging literature, and for some imagined slight had murdered the mother and daughter.

    1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 63

Origin

From bush + ranging.

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APA

bushranging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushranging

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“bushranging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushranging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bushranging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushranging.

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