DCHP-1 Online

back-bush

• n. the bush country or back settlements; regions remote from well-settled, civilized areas.

  See also: back settlement  backwoods ((n.))  bush country  

  • 1946  The Canada Jay . . . is the Jay-dee of the back-bush youngsters. . . .
  • 1963  The idea we didn't voice as often was the solid family experience that came from tenting. The further into the backbush, the thicker the family cement.