bushment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ambush.
  2. The troops concealed in an ambush.
  3. A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.

Word forms

bushment bushments

Etymology

Aphetic form of abushment, ambushment.

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