About The Word Buskin
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Buskin
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What's The Definition Of Buskin?
[n] a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
Synonyms | Synonyms for Buskin: chukka boot | combat boot | desert boot | half boot | top boot Related Terms | Find terms related to Buskin: See Also | boot Buskin In Webster's Dictionary \Bus"kin\, n. [Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. 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
buskins well supplied. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. 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 tragedy, or the tragic drama, as
distinguished from comedy.
Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here, No
greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden.
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