puckerbrushn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌkəbrʌʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpəkərˌbrəʃ/

Forms:

α. 1800s– puckerbrush, 1900s– puckabrush, 1900s– pukkabrush.

β. 1900s– puckerbush.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of unknown origin, brush n.¹

Etymology: < a first element of unknown origin (perhaps compare pucker n.¹ 2, also characteristic of New England) + brush n.¹The β. forms show alteration after bush n.¹

U.S. regional (chiefly New England).

Dense, tangled undergrowth or scrub consisting of invasive shrubs and small trees; a thicket of this kind. Also: a tract of land covered in dense undergrowth; (hence) a remote, inaccessible, or uncultivated area.Recorded earliest as a modifier.

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > thicket, brake, or brush

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greenwood shawc1405

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brakec1440

shaw of wood1462

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bush1523

tuft1555

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sylvagea1774

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puckerbrush1867

1867 Fire Lands Pioneer June 14/1 He has succeeded in making his way..into the midst of what they call the Pigeon Roost, an almost impenetrable swamp and thicket of alders, ‘pucker brush’ willows and larger timber.

1926 Rhodora Apr. 50 Only after hours of discouraging and lonely tussle through pucker-brush did we come together.

1971 W. A. Riviere Backcountry Camping xv. 287 After a week of elbowing tourists and being elbowed by them, I'm usually ready for a lonesome campfire as far back in the puckerbrush as I can go!

2006 L. Breton Criminal Intent ii. 40 I'm stuck all summer in the puckerbrush in this dead little town where I don't know anybody. What am I supposed to do with myself all day?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puckerbrush
释义	puckerbrushn. Brit. /ˈpʌkəbrʌʃ/, U.S. /ˈpəkərˌbrəʃ/ Forms: α. 1800s– puckerbrush, 1900s– puckabrush, 1900s– pukkabrush. β. 1900s– puckerbush. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of unknown origin, brush n.¹ Etymology: < a first element of unknown origin (perhaps compare pucker n.¹ 2, also characteristic of New England) + brush n.¹The β. forms show alteration after bush n.¹ U.S. regional (chiefly New England). Dense, tangled undergrowth or scrub consisting of invasive shrubs and small trees; a thicket of this kind. Also: a tract of land covered in dense undergrowth; (hence) a remote, inaccessible, or uncultivated area.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > thicket, brake, or brush shaw755 thicketa1000 thyvela1000 greavec1050 wood-shawc1275 boscagec1400 greenwood shawc1405 thickc1430 brakec1440 shaw of wood1462 queach1486 bush1523 tuft1555 bushment1587 bocage1644 cripple1675 virgult1736 bluffc1752 thick-set1766 sylvagea1774 thicket-maze1813 bosk1815 woodlet1821 rush1822 puckerbrush1867 1867 Fire Lands Pioneer June 14/1 He has succeeded in making his way..into the midst of what they call the Pigeon Roost, an almost impenetrable swamp and thicket of alders, ‘pucker brush’ willows and larger timber. 1926 Rhodora Apr. 50 Only after hours of discouraging and lonely tussle through pucker-brush did we come together. 1971 W. A. Riviere Backcountry Camping xv. 287 After a week of elbowing tourists and being elbowed by them, I'm usually ready for a lonesome campfire as far back in the puckerbrush as I can go! 2006 L. Breton Criminal Intent ii. 40 I'm stuck all summer in the puckerbrush in this dead little town where I don't know anybody. What am I supposed to do with myself all day? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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