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Definition of Rushee
1. a college student seeking admission to a fraternity or sorority [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rushee
Literary usage of Rushee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Manuscripts of the Earl of Westmorland, Captain Stewart, Lord Stafford by Francis William Henry Fane Westmorland, James Stewart, Mervin Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne, Nicholas William George Throckmorton, Philip Tatton Mainwaring, Marymellard Boycott, Josslyn Francis Pennington Muncaster, George Browne, Josceline Fitz-Roy Ba (1885)
"rushee had a promise from me of such number of men as I could spare, ... rushee,
which I am willing to grant him to have such a number of men as remains ..."
2. Tenth Report: Appendix by Great Britain (1885)
"rushee hud a promise from me of such number of men as I could spare, not prejudicing
my ... rushee, to which he expressed his acceptance and consent. ..."
3. The Autobiography of Sir John Bramston: K.B., of Skreens, in the Hundred of by Sir John Bramston, Baron Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1845)
"... with the widow rushee, of Boreham, of Essex, gaue him occasion to remoue from
his dwelling in ... relict of Thomas rushee, daughter of Francis ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"CHRISTMAS PAYMENTS BY THE CHURCHWARDENS OF ALL SAINTS, BRISTOL.— 1408. For one
trusse of stree, vj<f. 1427. For rushee at Easter, vj«. ..."
5. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"One would scarcely believe the difference it makes to a "rushee" whether she is
wearing a smart fall hat or a summer left-over; ..."
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