Buskle

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry about; bustle ambitransitive, often, reflexive

    "The king will not 'buskle' himself to assault some other country; and, the next day, those of Guieime began to 'buskle' themselves to stand to their defence."

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"The king will not 'buskle' himself to assault some other country; and, the next day, those of Guieime began to 'buskle' themselves to stand to their defence."

Etymology

From busk + -le (frequentative suffix).

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set out

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