Bush-sickness
noun
(NZ & Austral) an animal disease caused by a cobalt deficiency in old bush country
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any system of communication in which the natives of a jungle or bush region transmit news rapidly, as by runners, drum codes, or smoke signals. Australian. any chain of communications by which criminals, originally bushrangers, are warned of police movements. Slang. rumor; the grapevine. noun a means of communication between primitive peoples over large areas, […]
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any of several North American titmice of the genus Psaltriparus, which construct long, pendent nests. Historical Examples The Bird Book Chester A. Reed A-Birding on a Bronco Florence A. Merriam A-Birding on a Bronco Florence A. Merriam Checking the Waste Mary Huston Gregory A-Birding on a Bronco Florence A. Merriam
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