I. ˈbəs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English busse, from Middle French, from Old Norse būza, from Medieval Latin bucia
: a rugged square-sailed boat formerly used especially in herring fishery
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: probably of imitative origin like German buss kiss, SWelsh puss kiss, Middle Irish bus, pus lip, Lithuanian bučiuoti to kiss
: kiss
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: kiss
we buss our wantons but our wives we kiss — Robert Herrick †1674
when the tumult stilled, the doctor had bussed his wife heartily — A.J.Cronin
IV. noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) bus, alteration of busk — more at bush
chiefly Scotland : bush I
V. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: by alteration
chiefly Scotland : busk II