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Busby

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place name:; A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place name:; A hamlet in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place name:; Synonym of Umpire, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place name:; An unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place name:; A census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place name:; A suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

    "[…] many Khorassanis wearing huge sheepskin busbies, similar to the head-gear of the Roumanians and Tabreez Turks of Ovahjik and the Perso-Turkish border."

  2. 2
    tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Various theories; probably from the surname Busby.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse buskr (“bush”) + býr (“homestead, village”).

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