— bushwhacking , n.
/boosh"hwak'euhr, -wak'euhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that bushwhacks.
2. (in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, esp. a Confederate.
3. any guerrilla or outlaw.
4. Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick.
[ 1800-10, Amer.; BUSH 1 + WHACKER ]