Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bushing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bush \Bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bushed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bushing}.]
1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush
peas.
2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown;
to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to
bush seeds into the ground.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bushing \Bush"ing\, n. [See 4th {Bush}.]
1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or
places where wear is to be received, or friction
diminished, as pivot holes, etc.
2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a {thimble}.
See 4th {Bush}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bushing
n 1: an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors
pass
2: a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction [syn: {cylindrical
lining}]
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