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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy.</def> "The <i>buskined</i> stage."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Busky</h1> <Xpage=195>

<hw>Bus"ky</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Bosky</er>, and 1st <er>Bush</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Buss</h1> <Xpage=195>

<hw>Buss</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>basse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>basium</ets>; cf. G. <ets>bus</ets> (<ets>Luther</ets>), Prov. G. <ets>busserl</ets>, dim. of <ets>bus</ets> kiss, <ets>bussen</ets> to kiss, Sw. <ets>puss</ets> kiss, <ets>pussa</ets> to kiss, W. & Gael. <ets>bus</ets> lip, mouth.]</ety> <def>A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

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<h1>Buss</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Buss</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bussed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bussing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely.</def> "Nor <i>bussed</i> the milking maid."

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<blockquote>Kissing and <b>bussing</b> differ both in this, We <b>buss</b> our wantons, but our wives we kiss. <i>Herrick.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Buss</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Buss</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>busse</ets>, Pr. <ets>bus</ets>, LL. <ets>bussa</ets>, <ets>busa</ets>, G. <ets>b\'81se</ets>, D. <ets>buis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.</def>

<blockquote>The Dutch whalers and herring <b>busses</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bust</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Bust</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>buste</ets>, fr. It. <ets>busto</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>busta</ets>, <ets>bustula</ets>, box, of the same origin as E. <ets>box</ets> a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. <ets>chest</ets>. See <er>Bushel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.</def>

<blockquote>Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling <b>bust</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.</def>

<h1>Bustard</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Bus"tard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. & Prov. F. <ets>bistarde</ets>, F. <ets>outarde</ets>, from L. <ets>avis tarda</ets>, lit., slow bird. <i>Plin</i>. 10, 22; "proxim\'91 iis sunt, quas Hispania <ets>aves tardas</ets> appellat, Gr\'91cia <?/."]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the genus <spn>Otis</spn>.</def>

<note>&hand; The <i>great</i> or <stype>bearded bustard</stype> (<spn>Otis tarda</spn>) is the largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in Great Britain. The <stype>little bustard</stype> (<spn>O. tetrax</spn>) inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species are known in Asia and Africa.</note>

<h1>Buster</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Bus"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark>

<i>Bartlett.</i>

<h1>Bustle</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Bus"tle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bustled</er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr.</tt> & <tt>vb</tt>.<tt>n.</tt> <er>Bustling</er> (<?/).]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>buskle</ets>, perh. fr. AS. <ets>bysig</ets> busy, <ets>bysg-ian</ets> to busy + the verbal termination -<ets>le</ets>; or Icel. <ets>bustla</ets> to splash, bustle.]</ety> <def>To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; <as>as, to bustle through a crowd</as>.</def>