DCHP-3

back-bush

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

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

Quotations

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.