Buskin Definition
bŭskĭn
noun
A foot and leg covering reaching halfway to the knee, resembling a laced half boot.
American Heritage
A boot reaching to the calf or knee, worn in earlier times; esp., the high, thick-soled, laced boot worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedy.
Webster's New World
Tragic drama; tragedy.
Webster's New World
An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- top boot
- half-boot
- desert boot
- combat-boot
Other Word Forms of Buskin
Noun
Singular:
buskin
Plural:
buskinsOrigin of Buskin
Apparently from Old French bousequin, variant of brousequin (> modern brodequin), probably from Middle Dutch broseken, of unknown origin.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps alteration (influenced by buckskin) of obsolete French broisequin small leather boot
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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