The present participle of embosk; the act of hiding or positioning troops in woods for an ambush.
From embosk plus -ing suffix. This gerund form describes the ongoing action of setting up an ambush in wooded terrain.
The -ing form shows how military tactics became verbs in English—soldiers didn't just ambush, they were 'embosking,' turning a complex battle strategy into a single active word.
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