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Word entry · 4 letters

busk

Best crossword clue

"Perform publicly for tips"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /bʌsk/Part of speech verbSorted bksuStarts with BEnds with K2 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2U3S4K

Definitions

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

Word origin

Apparently from French busquer or Spanish buscar.

Used in a sentence

  • The frothy orator, who busked his tales In quackish pomp of noisy words
  • Her long slit sleeves, stiffe buske, puffe verdingall, / Is all that makes her thus angelicall.
  • Off with that happy busk, which I envie, / That still can be, and still can stand so nigh.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Perform publicly for tips4 letters
02Play music for tips4 letters

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