01 n. A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.
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A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.
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3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Buss
/bŭs/
· IPA /bʌs/
02 v. t. To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely.
imp. & p. p.
Bussed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bussing
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To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely.“Kissing and bussing differ both in this, We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss.” — Herrick.
03 n. A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.
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A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery.(Naut.)“The Dutch whalers and herring busses.” — Macaulay.