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busby

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Editorial note

Now even Microsoft is doing it - the product is a prop in a Busby Berkely number.

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Quick take

A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of busby gathered in one view.

noun

A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

noun

A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).

noun

A suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for busby.

noun

A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

See also: shako, bearskin

noun

A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).

See also: shako, bearskin

noun

A suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.

See also: shako, bearskin

noun

An unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.

See also: shako, bearskin

Example sentences

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Now even Microsoft is doing it - the product is a prop in a Busby Berkely number.

2

I had a disreputable youth in the 1980s which involved trying to steal linesman sets (for phreaking) from those old yellow BT Bedford vans (anyone remember Busby?) One of them turned out to be a spook wagon.

Proper noun examples

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I had a disreputable youth in the 1980s which involved trying to steal linesman sets (for phreaking) from those old yellow BT Bedford vans (anyone remember Busby?) One of them turned out to be a spook wagon.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use busby in a sentence?

Now even Microsoft is doing it - the product is a prop in a Busby Berkely number.

What does busby mean?

A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

What part of speech is busby?

busby is commonly used as noun.