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Origin of rushy
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rush 2, -y 1
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"It's almost a religion for me," he says, citing "the rushy, on-edge feeling anything can happen at any moment."
From Time Magazine Archive
The sea was within a stone's throw on the right beyond a green, marshy, rushy meadow.
From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von
Presently they moved on to a rushy islet some three miles from the shore: hard by stood a rosy troop of flamingoes, and the intervening waters were dotted with numberless fleets of ducks and geese.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
A short distance away a rushy patch betokened the presence of water.
From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John
“Linger awhile upon some bending planks That lean against a streamlet’s rushy banks, And watch intently Nature’s gentle doings: They will be found softer than the ring-dove’s cooings.”
From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Miller, Barnette
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