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buskin

bus·kin

UK/ˈbʌskɪn/ uncommon

noun

Origin

Apparently from Old French bousequin, variant of brousequin (compare modern French brodequin), probably from Middle Dutch broseken, of unknown origin.

Phrases

  • sock and buskin

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