Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buskle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buskle
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry about; bustle

Example Sentences

"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."
"For these reasons some historiographers have shrunk back from their task; others, being stout-hearted men, contemptuously trample their critics underfoot, and do not hesitate to “buskle forward, and rush through the pikes of their quipping nips [taunting sarcasm] and biting frumps [jeers]"."

Etymology

From busk + -le (frequentative suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: busk

Inflected Forms

buskles (present, singular) buskling (participle, present) buskled (participle, past) buskled (past)

Questions

What does buskle mean?: To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry about; bustle
Where does buskle come from?: From busk + -le (frequentative suffix).

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