Bushing

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Bush.

II. Bushing ·noun A bush or lining;

— sometimes called a thimble. ·see 4th Bush.

III. Bushing ·noun The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, ·etc.