bushranger
noun
a person who lives in the bush or woods.
bushranging
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a word derived from
bushranger.
Example Sentences
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The unsparing sacrifice of the robbers captured, gradually terminated the practice of bushranging, and the colony enjoyed a long season of comparative repose.
From The History of Tasmania, Volume I by John West
The best of them were drawn from the upper parts of the colony, where habits of bushranging were still in full activity.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
We had been telling each other stories which we had heard or read of bushranging exploits, until we were all as nervous as possible.
From Station Amusements in New Zealand by Lady (Mary Anne) Barker
In fact, the tremendous bushranging sensation had degenerated into something very like a farce.
From The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy by Edward Dyson
No wonder that a year or two of bushranging spoiled them for civilization.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Henry Cabot Lodge
