ambush
The origin and history of ambush.
Etymology
From Old French embuschier, "to hide in a wood," built from the Frankish word for bush — the same root that gives us "bouquet."
The origin and history of ambush.
From Old French embuschier, "to hide in a wood," built from the Frankish word for bush — the same root that gives us "bouquet."
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