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cusk
English
Etymology
Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?sk
Noun
cusk (plural cusks)
- A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
- Synonyms: moonfish, torsk, tusk
- 1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press (?ISBN), page 89:
- He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.
Synonyms
- (cod-like fish): brismak, brosmius
Translations
Further reading
- cusk (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- suck
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busk
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?sk/
- Rhymes: -?sk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French busc, by dissimilation (from buste) from Italian busto. Doublet of bust.
Noun
busk (plural busks)
- A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
- 1598, John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie
- Her long slit sleeves, stiffe buske, puffe verdingall, / Is all that makes her thus angelicall.
- 1598, John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie
- (by extension) A corset.
- 1661, John Donne, "To his Mistress going to Bed":
- Off with that happy busk, which I envie, / That still can be, and still can stand so nigh.
- 1661, John Donne, "To his Mistress going to Bed":
Translations
Etymology 2
Etymology unknown
Noun
busk
- (obsolete) A kind of linen.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 557:
- Busk, a kind of table linen, occurs first in 1458, and occasionally afterwards.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 557:
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English busken, from Old Norse búask
Verb
busk (third-person singular simple present busks, present participle busking, simple past and past participle busked)
- (obsolete, transitive) To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
- c. 1724, William Hamilton, The Braes of Yarrow 2
- Busk ye, busk ye, my bonny, bonny bride.
- The watch stert up and drew their weapons bright / And busk'd them bold to battle and to fight.
- c. 1724, William Hamilton, The Braes of Yarrow 2
- (obsolete) To go; to direct one's course.
- c. 1550, John Skelton, Skelton Laureate against the Scottes
- Ye might have busked you to Huntly-banks.
- c. 1550, John Skelton, Skelton Laureate against the Scottes
Etymology 4
Apparently from French busquer or Spanish buscar.
Verb
busk (third-person singular simple present busks, present participle busking, simple past and past participle busked)
- (intransitive) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc.
- 1827, Robert Pollok, The Course of Time
- The frothy orator, who busked his tales
In quackish pomp of noisy words
- The frothy orator, who busked his tales
- 1827, Robert Pollok, The Course of Time
- (nautical) To tack, cruise about.
Related terms
- busker
Translations
Anagrams
- Buks, skub
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.
Noun
busk c (singular definite busken, plural indefinite buske)
- bush
Declension
References
- “busk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Compare with Danish busk, Swedish buske, Icelandic búskur, English bush, Dutch bos, German Busch.
Noun
busk m (definite singular busken, indefinite plural busker, definite plural buskene)
- a bush or shrub
Derived terms
- kaffebusk
- solbærbusk
References
- “busk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. See above for comparisons,
Noun
busk m (definite singular busken, indefinite plural buskar, definite plural buskane)
- a bush or shrub
Derived terms
- solbærbusk
References
- “busk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *b?uH- (“to grow”). Compare Old Saxon busk, Old English busc, bysc, Old Norse buskr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bus?k/
Noun
busk m
- bush
Descendants
- Middle High German: busch, bosch
- German: Busch
Yola
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
busk (plural buskès)
- a thick, small cake made of white meal, spiced bread
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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