† embuskv.1
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To put on a busk, raise by means of a busk.
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1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 71 Theyr breasts they embuske vp on hie.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
† embuskv.2
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To place in ambush.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for > set in ambush
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1596 Scanderbeg 368 Other bands..lay close embusked in the mountaines.
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