English

Noun
busk

1. A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset.
2. a kind of linen.

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#:*1882: Busk, a kind of table linen, occurs first in 1458, and occasionally afterwards. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 557.

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
to busk

1. UK To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport

Related terms
busker

Old High German

Etymology
Common Germanic *busk-

Noun
busk m

1. bush

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