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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 Busks 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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busk point.
These busks were
often carved and decorated, or
inscribed with messages, and were po****r
gifts from men to
women during courtship.
Busks...
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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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behind the
busk. Wissner, a
busk and
boning manufacturer in
Germany makes stainless steel busks. They
stopped making galvanized spoon busks because they...
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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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Autry O.V. Pete De
Busk is the
owner and
chairman of
DeRoyal Industries located in Knoxville, Tennessee. De
Busk was born and
raised in Rose Hill, Virginia...
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corsets had a
wooden busk placed down the
center fronts of the corsets;
these early busks were
different from the more
modern steel busks which have clasps...
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which is a multi-purpose tool used to
pierce and trim a pie crust.
Corset busks were
carved from bone or ivory.
Ivory is a
fragile medium; many 19th-century...
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Lincoln Memorial University-De
Busk College of
Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM)
began in 2004.
Autry O.V. Pete De
Busk, the
Chairman of the LMU
Board of...
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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...
