busk

(noun, verb)

noun

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

2. (by extension) A corset.

3. (obsolete) A kind of linen.

verb

1. play music in a public place and solicit money for it

- three young men were busking in the plaza

Definition categories: creation, play

Sentences with busk as a verb:

- Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride. — Hamilton.

- Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. — Skelton.