busk

Meaning

Verb

1. (UK, especially, intransitive) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc.
3. To tack, cruise about.

Noun

1. A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
2. (broadly) A corset.

Noun

A kind of linen.

Synonyms

be in a hurry

blow

call

call in

call up

fiddle

hasten

hit

hurry

improvise

phone

☎️

play

play back

ring

💍

sound

🔉

spiel

strike

telephone

☎️

strike up

Translations

ετοιμάζω

μπαλένα

ακτοπλοώ

busc

osso

🦴

balein

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʌsk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: busken

In summary

Apparently from French busquer or Spanish buscar.