busk 
Ilnf tliy thy lieliiii- of ihy hi-de, .v luif linv tin p:i> : 
Hulk no inolv ili'liiiti- tlu'll I tin- In-ill- thi'imi-, 
Whrll thotl vvypJHMl of Illy III -ill' ill :t \\:lp nil' . 
Sir I in irnii in- nii'l I In' li ,;;,< Ku, >il,t ( I!. K. 'I. S. ). I. - 'I- 
II. t iiilriiii,i. To got ivady :in<l K<>; hiisti-n: 
liurry. 
" Now, come bunk," be oft ! 
lli,l,in*mi. Mill. Yorkshire Oloss. (^V. . .) 
Byschopes and hachelei-s, mid kuu-rrttrs noiilllc, 
That bowes to his IJUIHTI-, Inuke whcne hyin lykys. 
Mi .ifiiiin-: ii:. i:. i - 
Muny . . . bunlcrit westward for to rolilu- t-ft. 
Hob. i(i I;, mi !> , l,:ui'.;ti'Ms ch run. (nl. lie-arm-), p. 31). 
busk' J t, An obsolete form of bush 1 . 
As tin; beast passed by, he start nut of a hake. 
I ''I'll!, Roister Doister, i. 4. 
busk' 1 (busk), /. i. [Prob. < Sp. Pg. buacar, seek, 
search, hunt up and down: see buscon,] If. 
To seek ; hunt up and down ; cast about ; beat 
about. 
\l\ l.i ml Rochester was fiij-'hti-il, anil was inrliiu-.l to 
fall off from this, anil to biutk for some other way to raise 
the supply. /-'""'/ Xorth, Life of Lord (juilford, II. 18. 
Go bunk about, ami run thyself Into the next threat man's 
lobby. Wycheiley, Plain Dealer, 111. 1. 
2. Naut., to beat to windward along a coast; 
cruise off and on. 
busk 4 (busk), M. [< P. bust: huxtim; busk, orig. 
the whole bodice: used as equiv. to Imsti (a 
busk, the quilted belly of a doublet, prop, a 
bust), of which it is prob. a corruption : see 
bust*.] 1. A stiffened body-garment, as a doub- 
let, corset, or bodice. 
Her long slit sleeves, stiffe Inulce, pult'e, verdingall, 
Is all that makes her thus angelical). 
Marston, Scourge of Villnnle, Sat. vii. 
2. A flexible strip of wood, steel, whalebone, 
or other stiffening material, placed in the front 
of stays to keep them in form. 
busk 8 (busk), H. [Amer. Ind. (T).] An Indian 
feast of first fruits. 
Would it not le well if we were to celebrate such a 
fnwk, or " feast of first fruits," as Bartram describes to 
haw i ii ' 1 1 the custom of the Mucclasse Indians ': 
Tlwreaii, Walden, p. 74. 
busked (buskt), a. [< busk* + -CfP.] Wearing 
a busk; stiffened with a busk. 
busket (bus'ket), . [A var. of bosket, q. v. 
Cf. bushel.] If. A small bush. 2. Same as 
bosket. 3f. A sprig; a bouquet. 
Yougthes folke now floekeu in every where, 
To gather May-frustct* and smelling brere. 
Sften9er t Hhep. Cal., May. 
buskin (bus'kin), w. [Early mod. E. also bus- 
king, prob. for *bruskin,<. MD. broosken, brosekeii 
(> P. brousequin, bro- 
dequin ; cf. brotlrkin), 
a buskin, iliin. of 
brow, a buskin, ap- 
par. orig. a purse ; cf . 
MD. borsekin, a little 
purse, dim. of borne, 
a purse: see burse. 
purse.'] 1. A half- 
boot or high shoe 
strapped or laced to 
the ankle and the 
tbe Naples Museum. ' lower part of the leg. 
The hunted red-deer s undressed hide 
Their hairy btmkimt well supplied. 
Scott, Marmiou, v. 5. 
2. A similar boot worn by the ancients; the 
cothurnus, particularly as worn by actors in 
tragedy. See rotliurnux. 
How I could reare the Muse on stately stage, 
And teache her tread aloft in buskin flue. 
.v^'yj.v,',-, Shrp. Cal., Oi'tolitT. 
Hence 3. Tragedy or the tragic drama, as op- 
posed to comedy. 
He was a critic upon operas, too, 
And knew all niceties of the sock and bttekiii. 
Birran, Beppo, at. 31. 
4. A low laced shoe worn by women. 5. fil. 
Eccl., stockings forming a part of the canoni- 
cals of a bishop, usually made of satin or em- 
broidered silk. 
buskined (bus/kind), a. [< busk-in + -><!-.] 1. 
Wearing buskins. 
Ancient Buskins. 
From the statuette called Narcissus, 
The liiiiin 
Your lni.Hn',1 mi.stnss. 
Amazon. 
.s/m*., M. N. !>., ii. >. 
2. Pertaining to tragedy ; tragic. 
In Imxfcin'il measures move 
Pale llrlef, ami pli-asiuc I'ain. Gfi/i, The llanl. 
busklet, i'. i. [Perhaps a yar. of bustle 1 , q. v.] 
To bustle about ; move quickly. 
It is like the smoldering fyer of Nfoinit Chymera, which 
'iiylilti; loiii; tyiilr with m't'ilt liixk-liivf in the buwi-ls i>t 
the earth, iloot'li ;it li-nuth liurst out with violent rage. 
<>t-<it><'ii.< ni 'A, v,//i,-..t, 1555. (H" ! 
788 
busk-pointt, . The nglot HM-I! for the lace of 
ii liusk. 
'I'lu- lloor was strewed with butk-wititt, silk garters, anil 
shoe-strings, si mti n il here and there for haste to nuik. 
away from IIH'. Middletnn, The Hlark llook. 
buskyt (bus'ki), (i. [< /<.-<*- + -j/>. Cf. &.</.// 
and bosky.] Bushy; bosky: as, "yon busky 
hill," >/(/.., 1 Hen". IV.. T.I. 
buss 1 (lius;, '. [of uiii-ertain origin; cf. (i. 
dial. (Bav.) bussen (= Sw. dial, ptuati), kiss, > 
G. bus (used by Luther) = Hw. puss, a kiss. Cf . 
Sp. Pg. 6-, a kiss of reverence, = Pr. bug, a 
kiss; cf. Sp. IIH;, Wall. lm:r. lip. These forms 
are prob. unconnected with ME. basse, a kiss, 
late ME. bouse, kiss : see //..*"'. Cf. Turk, bug, 
Pers. buga, Hind, bosa, a kiss.] I. (ran*. To 
smack ; kiss ; salute with the lips. 
And bum thee as thy wife. Skak., K. John, ill. 4. 
Kissing and busting differ Iwth In this, 
\Ye bwu our wantons, but our wives we kiss. Itrrrick. 
II. in trans. To kiss. 
Come, bung and friends, my lamb; whlsh, lullaby, 
What ails my babe, what ails my babe to cry? 
'tundra, Emblems, II. 8. 
buss 1 (bus), n. [< buss 1 , r.] A smack; a kiss; 
a salute with the lips. 
Thou dost give me flattering bn**tx. 
Shot., 2 Hen. IV., II. 4. 
buss'-'t (bus), n. [< ME. buxse (cf. D. buis = 
MLG. bune, but:e = OHG. bfco, IfflG. base, G. 
biise = leel. biissa, buza), < OF. busse, buse = 
Sp. buzo = Pr. frw, a kind of boat, < ML. busstt, 
buscia, a kind of boat, also a box; one of the 
numerous forms of biucida, prop. ace. of buxis, 
also (L.) buxus, a box: see boisft, box*, bu#lt' J , 
boss 3 , bushel 1 , etc.] A small vessel of from 50 
to 70 tons burden, carrying two masts, and 
two sheds or cabins, one at each end, used iu 
herring-fishing. The buss was common in the middle 
ugcs among the Venetians and other maritime communi- 
ties. It was of considerable beam, like a galleon. 
It was a sea most proper for whale-fishing; little bu*nr* 
might cast out nets for smelta and herrings. 
Rp. Hacket, Life of Abp. Williams, p. 82. 
His Majesty's resolution to give 200 to every man that 
will set out a Itiuar. Pfpy, Diary, I. 353. 
buss 3 , H. See bus. 
buss 1 (bus), it. A Scotch form of bush 1 . 
buss 5 (bus), r. t. [E. dial. var. of busk 1 .'] To 
dress ; get ready, 
bussock (bus'ok), H. [E. dial., perhaps < "bu^s 
for busk% or bush 1 + -ocA'.] 1. A tuft of coarse 
grass. 2. A sheaf of grain. 3. A thick, fat 
person. [Prov. Eng.] 
bussocky (bus'ok-i), . [< 1/nssock + -i/l.] 
Having bussocks, tufts of coarse grass, or the 
like. [Prov. Eng.] 
There's nothing ttwoocvti/ about it [a cricket-ground), no 
rnshefl, nor nothing of that. 
Quoted in A", and Q., 6th er., XI. 287. 
bussu-palm (bus'sS-parn), n. A palm, the Afii- 
tiieariu saccifera, found in the swamps of the 
Amazon, whose stem is only from 10 to 20 feet 
high, but whose leaves are often 30 feet long 
and 4 or 5 feet broad. These are used by the Indians 
for thatch, for which they are admirably adapted. The 
fibrous .-pill In-.- are used as bags, or when cut longitudi- 
nally and stretched out answer the purpose of a coarse 
but strong cloth. See Manicaria. 
bussynet, [Early mod. E., < OF. busgine, 
bui.tine, bu.tine, a trumpet.] A trumpet. 
bust 1 (bust), v. A dialectal or vulgar form of 
burst. 
bust 1 (bust), M. 1. A dialectal or vulgar form 
of burst. 2. Specifically, a spree: as, to go on 
a bust. [Colloq.] 
bust a (bust), 11. [Formerly also busto (< It.); 
= G. bustf, < F. buste, < It. busto = Sp. Pg. 
busto, < ML. bustum, the trunk of the body, of 
uncertain origin; perhaps from ML. buxta, a 
box, one of the 
forms of fttuirfa : 
see hoist 1 , buss 2 , 
fco.c2, etc. Cf . E. 
eliest and trunk, 
used in a similar 
manner.] 1. The 
chest, thorax, or 
breast; the trunk 
of the human 
body above the 
waist. 
It pressed upon a 
hiinl but glowing 
/,,,,-/ 
VMii.-h beat u if 
tin-re was a warm 
hi-iirt utuk-r. 
Kirron. Don Jiiiin. 
|vvi. 1L"J Dust oMIomer.Museo National*, Naples. 
bustle 
2. In friil/i., tin- titfun- ,,f ; , i,,.]->oii in ri-lirf. 
showing only the head, shoulders, and breast. 
I III t. MM Illill h. .l|.].]|. 'I In III. Ill -.'id .lli.l II." k only, Or to 
tin- In nil iinil n' < k u ith tlir Khiiiildei's iinil tin ;i-t. or t-i tin- 
hriiil with tin- Mhnli- rhrst, 1,1 |.> tin- In ml. ni-ik. hreut, 
and shoillilera, with the ami- truni-uti-d nlK.v.- tin- I-HH,. 
bust :t (bust), r. t. [E. dial. var. of buist.] To 
put a tar-mark upon (sheep). 
bust-* (bust), w. [< bust*, r.] A tur-mark on 
sheep. 
bustard (bus'Utrd), . [Formerly liistonl ; < 
OF. (and F. dial.) bixtnr>l<: OF. also otutarde, 
houxtiinlf, linxinnli-, nioil. F. nutanlr = Pr. atu- 
Uirda = It. ottar<ld = Sp. iirnturiln = I'g. nln 
tarda and betartla, bustard, < L. iirix tnnln. 
(Pliny), lit. a slow bird: see An* uml tiinly. 
The first element appears also in ostrich : see 
ostrich.] 1. A large grallatorial bird of the 
family OHiliilu; or of the genus Otix in a wide 
sense. There are about 20 speclea, mostly of Africa, 
several of India, one of Australia, and three properly 
European. The best-known Is the great bustard, Otit 
tarda, of Europe and Africa, noted as the largest Euro- 
pean bird, the male often weighing 30 pounds, and having 
a length of about 4 feet and a stretch of wings of 6 or 7 
feet. The little bustard is Otit tctrnx of southern Europe. 
Great Bustard . Otis tarda . 
The hollbara, O. Aui'/Mtra, is a north African and Arabian 
species, i>ccnrring also in southern Europe, and the allied 
Indian species, O. macy tierm', has sometime 1 * been taken 
in Europe. O. nttrita and O. beniinltnuiit are also Asiatic. 
The Australian species is O. auttralix. The rest are Afri- 
can. Only the nret-named two belong to the restricted 
genus Otig; the remainder are sometimes alliK.-ati-d to a 
genus Eupodvlit, sometimes split Into six to nine different 
genera. See also cut under avfoiott*. 
2. A name in Canada of the common wild 
goose, Berniela caiiatlcusis. A. x -'"". Thick - 
kneed bustard, a name of the thick-knee, (Ktticntmu* 
ci->'[tii<inx, a kind of plover. 
busted 1 (bus 'ted), p. a. [< bust 1 + -frft.] 
Broken; bankrupt; ruined: as, a busted bank ; 
a busted miner. [Slang, U. S.] 
busted'-* (bus'ted), a. [< bust'* + -eift.] Adorn- 
ed with busts. [Rare.] 
Your bridges and your butted libraries. Tennytnn. 
buster (bus'ter), . [For burster, as bust 1 for 
burnt. Cf. Sc. bust, ME. buslen, beat, of Scand. 
origin: Sw. biista, beat, thump: see baste 1 .'] 1. 
Something of extraordinary size. 2. A rois- 
terer. 3. A frolic; a spree. 4. A violent 
wind. [American slang in all senses.] 
bustiant, . [Sc. also busliam ; origin obscure ; 
cf. fustian.] A kind of cloth, said to be the 
same as fustian. 
bustle (bus'tik), H. [Appar. of native origin.] 
A sapotaceous tree of tropical America, IHpho- 
lis salicifolia. with very heavy and hard wood, 
dark-brown in color, and susceptible of a high 
polish. 
bustle 1 (bus'l), r. i. : prct. and pp. buxtlril, ppr. 
bustling. [Prob. < Icel. bustla, bustle, splash 
about in the water; lumll, a bustle, splashing 
about (cf. biix/ln. r.. turmoil, bustl, turmoil); 
allied to Dan. buse, bounce, pop, = Sw. buso ( /"i 
en), rush (upon one), dial, busn, strike, thrust. 
Cf. buskle.] To display activity with a i-ertain 
amount of noise or agitation; be active ami 
stirring; move quickly and energetically: some- 
times used reflexivi-ly. 
lluttliny tlitimrlm to drew up the galleys. 
A. Mtuulaii, in Arlwr's Eng. tiarner, I. ao. 
And leave the world for me to buttle, in. 
SAnt.. lii. h. III., L 1. 
At least a do/en of tlu-w wininil vintagers btutlrd out 
from among the leaves. Lmcrll. Study Windows, p. . 
