busky

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌski/

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• Rhymes: -ʌski

Adjective

busky (comparative more busky, superlative most busky)

1. Alternative form of bosky
   • c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

     Above yon busky hill.

References

“busky”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.