Look up: Buskin

1. buskin
   [n] - a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
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2. Buskin
   Bus'kin noun [ Prob. from Old French brossequin , or Dutch broosken . See Brodekin .] 1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg. « The hunted red deer's undressed hide Their hairy <...
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3. buskin
   combat boot noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
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4. Buskin
   • (n.) A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg. • (n.) A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of traged...
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5. buskin
   a thick-soled boot worn by actors in ancient Greek tragedies. Because of the association, the term has come to mean tragedy. It is contrasted with ... [1 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/134
   
   
6. Buskin
   A buskin was originally a thick-soled boot worn by tragic actors in ancient Athenia. The term is now applied to a half-boot.
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7. Buskin
   A `buskin` is a knee- or calf-length boot made of leather or cloth which laces closed, but is open across the toes. It was worn by Athenian tragic actors, hunters and soldiers in Ancient Greek, Etruscan, and Roman societies. The word buskin, only recorded in English since 1503 meaning "half boo...
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