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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Busk \Busk\, verb (used with an object) & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busked} (b[u^]skt).] [OE. busken, fr. Icel. b[=u]ask to make one's self ready, rexlexive of b[=u]a to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th {Bound}.]

1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. & Old Eng.]

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

2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]

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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Busked \Busked\, adjective Wearing a busk. --Pollok.
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