bush n
   Comb bush-born: resident of Newfoundland born and bred on the island; COUNTRY BORN, NATIVE n.
   1931 BYRNES 125 The 'Bush Borns' and the 'Old Country' people had a difference of opinion as to which had the larger load [of wood for the Bishop]. 1937 DEVINE 12 ~ A term of contempt for one born in Newfoundland used when the majority of the population was Irish and English born. When the 'bushborns' became the majority they silenced the immigrants and made them respect the new name, Native.
   bush-rake: bundle of small trees and branches dragged along the ground to rake plowed area and break up clods; BRUSH-HARROW (P 148-3).

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