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Definition of 'busk'Etymology 1
From (etyl) busc, by dissimilation from buste from (etyl) busto.
Noun
( en-noun)
A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
* Marston
- Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk , puff verdingall, / Is all that makes her thus angelical.
(by extension) A corset.
* 1661 , John Donne, "To his Mistress going to Bed":
- Off with that happy busk , which I envie, / That still can be, and still can stand so nigh.
Etymology 2
Etymology
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A kind of linen.
* 1882 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 4, p. 557:
- Busk, a kind of table linen, occurs first in 1458, and occasionally afterwards.
Etymology 3
From (etyl) busken, from (etyl)
Verb
( en-verb)
To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
- Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride. — Hamilton.
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- The watch stert up and drew their weapons bright
- And busk'd them bold to battle and to fight. — Fairfax.
To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]
- Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. — Skelton.
Etymology 4
Apparently from (etyl) busquer or (etyl) buscar.
Verb
( en-verb)
To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport
(nautical) To tack, to cruise about.
Related terms
* busker
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