Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Knowledge and experience of the bush and its ways; skill in the methods and practical work of the bushman.
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- noun The
survival skills of abushman .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Irwin's feats of bushmanship and endurance during that time were astonishing.
Archive 2006-09-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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The horsemanship and bushmanship displayed by these young Australians were very remarkable.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills William Landsborough
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The faculty of bushmanship must be born in you; if you have it not naturally, training very rarely gives it.
A Little Bush Maid Mary Grant Bruce 1918
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In his _Forest_, Mr. Stewart White gives us some lessons in bushmanship.
Mushrooms on the Moor Frank Boreham 1915
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The faculty of bushmanship must be born in you; if you have it not naturally, training very rarely gives it.
A Little Bush Maid 1910
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I would, first of all, make myself acquainted with the habits and customs of the blacks, and pick up as much bushmanship and knowledge of the country as it was possible to acquire, in case I should have to travel inland in search of civilisation instead of oversea.
Adventures of Louis de Rougemont Fitzgerald, F Scott 1899
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Yamba, of course, accompanied me on my expedition, and her bushmanship was altogether quite indispensable.
Adventures of Louis de Rougemont Fitzgerald, F Scott 1899
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I would, first of all, make myself acquainted with the habits and customs of the blacks, and pick up as much bushmanship and knowledge of the country as it was possible to acquire, in case I should have to travel inland in search of civilisation instead of oversea.
The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont Louis de Rougemont 1884
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Yamba, of course, accompanied me on my expedition, and her bushmanship was altogether quite indispensable.
The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont Louis de Rougemont 1884
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He knew nothing of bush life or bushmanship, navigation, or any art of travel.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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