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BUSKING
Verb
busking
present participle of busk
Noun
busking (plural buskings)
(obsolete) Clothing; dress; ornaments worn.
Anagrams
• kubings, subking
Source: Wiktionary
BUSK
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
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