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Definition busk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French busc, by dissimilation (from buste) from Italian busto.

Noun

busk (plural busks)

  1. A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
  2. (by extension) A corset.

Etymology 2

Etymology unknown

Noun

busk (plural busks)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of linen.

Etymology 3

From Middle English busken, from Old Norse búask

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
  2. (obsolete) To go; to direct one's course.

Etymology 4

Apparently from French busquer or Spanish buscar.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport
  2. (nautical) To tack, cruise about.

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