busk
busk Lexical Profile
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• verb
To play music or otherwise perform for voluntary donations in a street, subway station, or other public place.
"During the summer months, he used to busk outside the train station with his acoustic guitar."
Scottish To prepare, dress, or make oneself ready (archaic or Scottish).
"The ballad tells of knights who busk themselves in armor before riding out at dawn."
• noun
A rigid strip of wood, whalebone, steel, or plastic inserted into the front of a corset or bodice to stiffen and support it.
"The historical costume featured a hand-carved ivory busk slid into the front casing of the stays."
• Rhymes for busk
Word Origin & Etymology
The verb meaning 'to perform in public' dates to the mid-19th century, likely from obsolete English 'busk' (to cruise as a pirate or go about seeking), from Spanish 'buscar' (to seek). The noun meaning 'a corset stay' comes from 16th-century French 'busc', originally meaning a piece of wood.