| 单词 | bush-lawyer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbush-lawyer bush-lawyer n. (a) the New Zealand Bramble ( Rubus australis); (b) Australian and New Zealand, a layman who fancies he has a knowledge of law; an argumentative person; see also quot. 1874. ΘΚΠ society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > legal knowledge or skill > one who fancies himself knowledgeable bush-lawyer1853 barrack-room lawyer1943 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > bramble or blackberry bush bramblec1000 bramble-brierc1000 bremberOE brierc1000 hound's thornc1420 bramec1425 blackberry?1550 bramble-bush1579 stone bramble1744 raunce1840 bush-lawyer1853 lawyer1857 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > mining agent bush-lawyer1853 1853 Fraser's Mag. 48 258 Half dead with their long struggle against the ‘bush-lawyer’, a tough and tangled bramble. 1874 A. Bathgate Colonial Experiences xvi. 225 The bush lawyers, or mining agents, which is the name they accept,..are of great use to the diggers. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. i. 13 A ‘bush’ carpenter is a very admirable person, when he is not also a bush lawyer. 1926 ‘J. Doone’ Timely Tips for New Australians Gloss. Bush-lawyer, a man who gratuitously voices legal opinions although possessing no qualifications for doing so. 1933 N. Scanlan Tides of Youth viii. 91 You're a regular bush-lawyer. 1948 B. James in Coast to Coast 1947 168 Mrs. Bolton loved the touch of legality, being a good deal of a bush lawyer. 1948 V. Palmer Golconda iv. 29 It's easier to find a bush-lawyer than a man who's bent his back at all sorts of jobs. < as lemmas |
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