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unbusking

unbusking is the present participle and gerund of unbusk.

Meaning of unbusk

Verb

unbusk (third-person singular simple present unbusks, present participle unbusking, simple past and past participle unbusked)

  1. (rare, transitive) To remove a busk (corset, or its stiffening strip) from.
    • Unbusk, unbusk me, tire-maids, / Now it hath come to lie. / Comb down my locks in simple braids, / A simple maid am I.

Questions about unbusking

What is unbusking the present participle and gerund of?
Unbusking is the present participle and gerund of unbusk.

Words near unbusking in the dictionary

  1. unbusinesslike
  2. unbusinesslikeness
  3. unbusk
  4. unbusked
  5. unbuskined
  6. unbusking
  7. unbusks
  8. unbussed
  9. unbusted
  10. unbustling
  11. unbusty

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