bushhog

verb

bush·​hog

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intransitive verb

chiefly South & Midland : to clear land of trees and brush

transitive verb

chiefly South & Midland : to clear of trees and brush

Word History

Etymology

from Bush Hog, proprietary name for a rotary cutter towed by a tractor

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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