bush-rangingn.
/ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒɪŋ/ The practice of the bush-ranger; the attacking and robbing of travellers or settlers in the bush. Also attributive.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > brigandage or freebooting > [noun]
trailbaston1304
brigantaille1393
latrocinyc1430
brigancy1513
free-boot1598
freebootinga1599
brigandize1609
latronage1619
free-booty1649
moss-trooping1649
buccaneering1758
dacoiting1802
gang robbery1812
dacoity1813
free-bootery1813
brigandage1823
bush-ranging1832
mosstroopery1845
filibustering1856
klephtism1858
robberhood1863
brigandism1865
Vikingism1880
bushwhackerism1883
Vikingship1883
banditism1885
dacoitage1887
brigandry1909
banditry1922
1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad v. 72 As long as any convicts were disposed to bush-ranging..he could not for his part feel very secure.
1853 Fraser's Mag. 48 662 What has bushrangering and the police come to?
1863 Guardian 23 Dec. Bush~ranging has obtained such a head in New South Wales, that the Government have offered a reward of £2500 for the capture of a gang of five.
1864 G. A. Sala in Daily Tel. 9 Aug. Bushranging broils between Federal dragoons and half-naked guerillas.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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