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Definition of Busking
1. busk [v] - See also: busk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Busking
Literary usage of Busking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of Modern Shop Practice: A Manual of Shop Practice, Pattern edited by Howard Monroe Raymond (1904)
"The first article for consideration is the brass busking flanged at one end,
illustrated in Fig. 139. This bushing is to be finished all over, ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"It did the business for George. It aroused attention, and created instant
sympathy.—Timothy Flint, ' George Mason,' p. 81 (Boston). busking. Searching. ..."
3. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"busking, part. act. Women running against each others' busks by way of provocation
are said to be " busking" in Somerset. To BUSK, ra Fowls, pheasants,!and ..."
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