tushery

/ (ˈtʌʃərɪ) /

noun

literary the use of affectedly archaic language in novels, etc

Words nearby tushery

tuscarora, tusche, tusculan, tusculum, tush, tushery, tushie, tushy, tusi, tusk, tusk shell

Word Origin for tushery

coined by Robert Louis Stevenson, from tush 1 + -ery

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Examples from the Web for tushery

It is not, as you might assume, a costume novel of eighteenth-century tushery.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914|Various
I have had to leave Fontainebleau, when three hours would finish it, and go full-tilt at tushery for a while.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
“Tushery” had been a name in use between Stevenson and Mr. Henley for romances of the Ivanhoe type.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson