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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Bushing

· Bush·ing · IPA /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/
01 n. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.
  1. 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. 2.
    A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.(Mech.) Also: thimble See: Bush