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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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BUSK, n. A piece of steel or whale bone, worn by women to strengthen their stays; a word dependent on fashion.
BUSK, n. A bush. [Not used.]
BUSK, v.i. To be active or busy.
A
thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in
the front of a corset.
Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff
verdingall, To
prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
[Scot. *** Old Eng.]
Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride. To go] to direct one's course.
[Obs.]
Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. Among the
Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated when the corn is
ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually continues four days. On the
first day the new fire is lighted, by friction of wood, and
distributed to the various households, an offering of green corn,
including an ear brought from each of the four quarters or directions,
is consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the second and
third days the men physic with the medicine, the women bathe, the two
sexes are taboo to one another, and all fast. On the fourth day there
are feasting, dancing, and games.
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