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bush lawyer

British  

noun

  1. any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus

  2. informal a person unqualified in the law who claims competence in it

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A "bush" carpenter is a very admirable person, when he is not also a bush lawyer.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

"Well, I'm no bush lawyer," Marmot replied, with a glance round the gathering.

From Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush by Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton)

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