Associations to the word «Buskin»
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Wiktionary
BUSKIN, noun. (now historical) A half-boot.
BUSKIN, noun. A type of boot worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors; tragic drama, tragedy.
BUSKIN, noun. An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin.
Dictionary definition
BUSKIN, noun. A boot reaching halfway up to the knee.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.