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Bush whacker

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1809, OED Evaluation: U.S.

One accustomed to beat about or make his way through bushes; a backwoodsman, a bush-ranger.

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Well bush-whacker normally is just a lumber-jack. No, he's- he's- he was a cutter in the bush. You-know the guy that (inc) on stuff and cut the- usually and then it was mostly the four foot pulp-wood as they call it eh?
lumberjack