Bush-tucker


noun (Austral)

any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by native Australians
cooking based around ingredients taken from the Australian wilderness

Read Also:

  • Bushwhack

    to make one’s way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc. to travel through woods. to pull a boat upstream from on board by grasping bushes, rocks, etc., on the shore. to fight as a bushwhacker or guerrilla in the bush. to fight as a bushwhacker; ambush. to defeat, especially by surprise or in […]

  • Bushwhacker

    a person or thing that bushwhacks. (in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, especially a Confederate. any guerrilla or outlaw. Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick. noun (US & Canadian, Austral) a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands (Austral, informal) an unsophisticated person; boor a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil […]

  • Bushwhacking

    to make one’s way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc. to travel through woods. to pull a boat upstream from on board by grasping bushes, rocks, etc., on the shore. to fight as a bushwhacker or guerrilla in the bush. to fight as a bushwhacker; ambush. to defeat, especially by surprise or in […]

  • Bush-wren

    noun a wren, Xenicus longipes, occurring in New Zealand: family Xenicidae See also rifleman (sense 2) Historical Examples McClure’s Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Various

  • Bush-bash

    verb (Austral, slang) (intransitive) to clear scrubland to drive through thick scrubland


Disclaimer: Bush-tucker definition / meaning should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. All content on this website is for informational purposes only.