buskin

buskin is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg.
2. noun. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy.
3. noun. a boot reaching halfway up to the knee

Common word forms

buskins, buskined

Words from these letters

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