rush bushn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌʃ bʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrəʃ ˌbʊʃ/

Forms: see rush n.¹ and bush n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rush n.¹, bush n.¹

Etymology: < rush n.¹ + bush n.¹

A clump or tuft of rushes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > rush and related plants > bed or clump of rushes or rushy corner

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a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 645 (MED) Papirio..reschebusk.

1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 21 ^v, in Bulwarke of Defence Thou dooest not knowe that countrey, where sometyme I did dwell, at a place called Blaxall, nere to that Rushe Bushe.

1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) i. 8 Rex-bush!—Fath! tell me o' tha Rex-bush.

1786 R. Burns Poems 57 Ye, like a rash-buss, stood in sight.

1833 T. Carlyle Let. 24 Dec. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1977) VII. 64 Remember always what you said of the Rush-bush here at Puttock on the way side.

1898 J. MacManus Bend of Road 149 All who are..on the Ocean with no rush-bush to hould by when the storms come up.

1902 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1901 34 412 Tralia costellaris..is plentiful enough still at the Petane end of the harbour, where I have found it climbing high on the rush-bushes after rain.

1970 K. M. Briggs Dict. Brit. Folk-tales in Eng. Lang. I. 347 He searched in the rush bush, and found the key, and unlocked the door and went in.

1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 21 Sept. Pretty backyard with pear tree, rush bushes and vegetable garden.

Phrases

† Scottish. to make the rush bush keep the cow and variants: to enable cattle to remain in their fields without a guard; (hence) to deter thieves or invaders; to uphold the law strictly or effectively. Obsolete.Used originally with reference to the successful repression of cattle-stealing under the reigns of various Scottish monarchs.

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1529 D. Lindsay Compl. 408 Ihone Upeland bene full blyith, I trow, Because the rysche bus kepis his kow.

a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 109^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Proverb(e It wes als ane prowerb of him [sc. James II]..at he gart the reche bus keip the pure wiffis kow.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 77 This prouerb of him [sc. James II] in the cuntrie was commoun: He garis the rasche bus keip the kow.

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 114 The Poor Man loved him, the Great feared him: He made the Rush-Bushes keep the Herds of Cattel.

1697 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. viii. 55 The vulgar will blame the Government, when the rash bush will not keep the cow.

1841 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 91/2 It shall go hard with the barons and wardens of these marches, if I do not make the rush-bush keep the cow.

1885 United Presbyterian Mag. Aug. 349/2 The justice-loving James V..had vowed that he would make the rush-bush keep the cow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rush bush
释义	rush bushn. Brit. /ˈrʌʃ bʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈrəʃ ˌbʊʃ/ Forms: see rush n.¹ and bush n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rush n.¹, bush n.¹ Etymology: < rush n.¹ + bush n.¹ A clump or tuft of rushes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > rush and related plants > bed or clump of rushes or rushy corner rush busha1425 flag-bed1656 thresh-busha1689 a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 645 (MED) Papirio..reschebusk. 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 21 ^v, in Bulwarke of Defence Thou dooest not knowe that countrey, where sometyme I did dwell, at a place called Blaxall, nere to that Rushe Bushe. 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) i. 8 Rex-bush!—Fath! tell me o' tha Rex-bush. 1786 R. Burns Poems 57 Ye, like a rash-buss, stood in sight. 1833 T. Carlyle Let. 24 Dec. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1977) VII. 64 Remember always what you said of the Rush-bush here at Puttock on the way side. 1898 J. MacManus Bend of Road 149 All who are..on the Ocean with no rush-bush to hould by when the storms come up. 1902 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1901 34 412 Tralia costellaris..is plentiful enough still at the Petane end of the harbour, where I have found it climbing high on the rush-bushes after rain. 1970 K. M. Briggs Dict. Brit. Folk-tales in Eng. Lang. I. 347 He searched in the rush bush, and found the key, and unlocked the door and went in. 1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 21 Sept. Pretty backyard with pear tree, rush bushes and vegetable garden. Phrases † Scottish. to make the rush bush keep the cow and variants: to enable cattle to remain in their fields without a guard; (hence) to deter thieves or invaders; to uphold the law strictly or effectively. Obsolete.Used originally with reference to the successful repression of cattle-stealing under the reigns of various Scottish monarchs. ΚΠ 1529 D. Lindsay Compl. 408 Ihone Upeland bene full blyith, I trow, Because the rysche bus kepis his kow. a1538 A. Abell Roit or Quheill of Tyme f. 109^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Proverb(e It wes als ane prowerb of him [sc. James II]..at he gart the reche bus keip the pure wiffis kow. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 77 This prouerb of him [sc. James II] in the cuntrie was commoun: He garis the rasche bus keip the kow. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 114 The Poor Man loved him, the Great feared him: He made the Rush-Bushes keep the Herds of Cattel. 1697 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. viii. 55 The vulgar will blame the Government, when the rash bush will not keep the cow. 1841 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 91/2 It shall go hard with the barons and wardens of these marches, if I do not make the rush-bush keep the cow. 1885 United Presbyterian Mag. Aug. 349/2 The justice-loving James V..had vowed that he would make the rush-bush keep the cow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425
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