BUSK

busk

(verb) play music in a public place and solicit money for it; “three young men were busking in the plaza”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

busk (plural busks)

A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.

(by extension) A corset.

Etymology 2

Noun

busk

(obsolete) A kind of linen.

Etymology 3

Verb

busk (third-person singular simple present busks, present participle busking, simple past and past participle busked)

(obsolete, transitive) To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.

(obsolete) To go; to direct one's course.

Etymology 4

Verb

busk (third-person singular simple present busks, present participle busking, simple past and past participle busked)

(intransitive) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport

(nautical) To tack, cruise about.

Anagrams

• Buks, skub

Etymology

Proper noun

Busk

A feast of first fruits among the Creek tribe of Native Americans, celebrated when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten.

Anagrams

• Buks, skub

Source: Wiktionary


Busk, n. Etym: [F. busc, perh. fr. the hypothetical older form of E. bois wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See Bush, and cf. OF. busche, F. bûche, a piece or log of wood, fr. the same root.]

Definition: A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset. Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall, Is all that makes her thus angelical. Marston.

Busk, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Busked.] Etym: [OE. busken, fr. Icel. b to make one's self ready, rexlexive of b to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th Bound.]

1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. & Old Eng.] Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride. Hamilton.

2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.] Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. Skelton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

28 March 2024

HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins