busk

(busk)

intransitive verb

Brit. to perform for money as a singer or strolling entertainer in public places

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intransitive verb busked, busk·ing, busks

To play music or perform entertainment in a public place, usually while soliciting money.

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Origin: Earlier, to be an itinerant performer

Origin: , probably from busk, to go about seeking, cruise as a pirate

Origin: , perhaps from obsolete French busquer, to prowl

Origin: , from Italian buscare, to prowl,

Origin: or Spanish buscar, to seek

Origin: , from Old Spanish boscar

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