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BUSKIN (a word of uncertain origin, existing in many European languages, as Fr. brousequin, Ital. borzacchino, Dutch brozeken, and Span. borcegu£)

BUSKIN (a word of uncertain origin, existing in many
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European
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languages, as Fr. brousequin, Ital. borzacchino, Dutch brozeken, and Span. borcegu£) , a

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HALF

half-

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BOOT

boot or high

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SHOE (a word appearing in the Teutonic languages in various forms, as Ger. Schuh, Swed. and Dan. sko, sometimes supposed to come from an unknown root ska or sku, cover)

shoe strapped under the

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ANKLE

ankle, and protecting the shins; especially the thick-soled boot or cothurnus in the

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ancient Athenian tragedy, used to increase the stature of the actors, as opposed to the soccus, " sock," the

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LIGHT

light shoe of

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COMEDY

comedy . The

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TERM

term is thus often used figuratively of a tragic

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style .

End of Article: BUSKIN (a word of uncertain origin, existing in many European languages, as Fr. brousequin, Ital. borzacchino, Dutch brozeken, and Span. borcegu£)

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