busk

busk
    v 1: play music in a public place and solicit money for it;
         "three young men were busking in the plaza"
    

Busk \Busk\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busked} (b[u^]skt).] [OE.
   busken, fr. Icel. b[=u]ask to make one's self ready,
   rexlexive of b[=u]a to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th {Bound}.]
   1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. &
      Old Eng.]
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            Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride.
                                                  --Hamilton.
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   2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]
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            Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. --Skelton.
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Busk \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.
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         Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall,
         Is all that makes her thus angelical.    --Marston.
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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.
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