"When not instigated by terror, wild cattle will seldom attack
the traveller; even of those which run at him, or `rush,' as it
is termed, few will really toss or gore, or even knock him
down."

(2) To attack sheep; i.e. to cause them to <i>rush about</i>
or <i>away</i>.

1855. G. C. Mundy, `Our Antipodes,' p. 153:

"Sometimes at night this animal [the dingo] will leap into the
fold amongst the timid animals [sheep] and so `rush' them--that
is, cause them to break out and disperse through the bush."

(3) To break through a barrier (of men or materials).
Contraction for to <i>rush past</i> or <i>through</i>;
e.g. to rush a cordon of policemen; to rush a fence
(i.e. to break-down or climb-over it).

(4) To take possession of, or seize upon, either by force or
before the appointed time. Compare <i>Jump</i>.

1896. Modern:

"Those who had no tickets broke through and rushed all the
seats."

"The dancers becoming very hungry did not stand on ceremony,
but rushed the supper."

(5) To flood with gold-seekers.

1887. H. H. Hayter, `Christmas Adventure,' p. 3:

"The Bald Hill had just been rushed, and therefore
I decided to take up a claim."

<hw>Rush</hw>, <i>n</i>. (1) The hurrying off of diggers
to a new field.

1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 86:

"We had a long conversation on the `rush,' as it was termed."

1864. J. Rogers, `New Rush,' pt. i., p. 19:

"Arouse you, my comrades, for <i>rush</i> is the word,
Advance to the strife with a pick for a sword."

1890. `The Argus,' June 13, p. 6, col. 2:

"Fell Timber Creek, where a new rush had set in."

(2) A place where gold is found, and to which consequently
a crowd of diggers "rush."

1855. William Howitt, `Land, Labour and Gold; or Two Years
in Victoria,' vol. i. p. 172:

"It is a common practice for them to mark out one or more
claims in each new rush, so as to make sure if it turn out
well. But only one claim at a time is legal and tenable.
This practice is called shepherding."

1875. `Spectator' (Melbourne), May 22, p. 34, col. 1:

"The Palmer River rush is a perfect swindle."

1875. Wood and Lapham, `Waiting for Mail,' p. 34:

"Off we set to the Dunstan rush, just broken out."

1880. G. Sutherland, `Tales of Goldfields,' p. 92:

"Morinish, was a worked-out rush close to Rockhampton, where
the first attempt at gold-digging had been made in Queensland."

(3) A stampede of cattle.

1881. A. C. Grant, `Bu