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busk n Cp OED ~ sb1 'strip of wood, etc to stiffen corset';
DC 'beaver stretcher' (Nfld: 1792). A strip of wood used to stretch a beaver skin
in drying process.
1792 CARTWRIGHT Gloss i, ix ~ A piece of
board which is pointed at one end and broad at the other. When a furboard is not broad
enough to spread a skin properly, the busk is introduced on the belly side to stretch it
completely.
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