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Busk
Busk Busk (b[u^]sk), n.
Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated
when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually
continues four days. On the first day the new fire is
lighted, by friction of wood, and distributed to the various
households, an offering of green corn, including an ear
brought from each of the four quarters or directions, is
consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the
second and third days the men physic with the medicine, the
women bathe, the two sexes are taboo to one another, and all
fast. On the fourth day there are feasting, dancing, and
games.
BuskBusk Busk (b[u^]sk), n. [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. b[^u]che, a piece
or log of wood, fr. the same root.]
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.
Meaning of Busk from wikipedia
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busk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Busk may
refer to:
Busk (corsetry), the
rigid element of a
corset placed at the
center front Busking, or...
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After the
crash a bus
safety training package called Belt Up
School Kids (
BUSK) for
pupils and
teachers was established. It
comprised safety training, in-class...
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Street performance or
busking is the act of
performing in
public places for gratuities. In many countries, the
rewards are
generally in the form of money...
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Busk is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Douglas Busk (1906 - 1990),
British diplomat,
mountaineer and
geographer Edward Teshmaker Busk...
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general public between real
street violinists and scammers. Real
musicians who
busk for a
living have felt
threatened by the scam, with some
filming themselves...
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busk (also
spelled busque) is a
rigid element of a
corset at the
centre front of the garment. Two
types exist, one- and two-part
busks. Single-piece...
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Edward Busk may
refer to:
Edward Henry Busk (1844–1926), Vice
Chancellor of
London University Edward Teshmaker Busk (1886–1914),
English pioneer of early...
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Busk (Ukrainian: Буськ, IPA: [busʲk]; Polish:
Busk) is a city
located in
Zolochiv Raion in Lviv
Oblast (region) of
western Ukraine. It
hosts the administration...
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George Busk FRS FRAI (12
August 1807 – 10
August 1886) was a
British naval surgeon,
zoologist and palaeontologist.
Busk was born in St. Petersburg, Russia...
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Richard Dawson Busk BEM (21 June 1895 — 24
December 1961) was an
English first-class
cricketer and
British Army officer. The son of W. G.
Busk, he was born...
