4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buss \Buss\, n. [OE. basse, fr L. basium; cf G. bus (Luther),
Prov. G. busserl dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw puss
kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.]
A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buss \Buss\ (b[u^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bussed} (b[u^]st); p.
pr & vb n. {Bussing}.]
To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. ``Nor bussed
the milking maid.'' --Tennyson.
Kissing and bussing differ both in this We buss our
wantons, but our wives we kiss. --Herrick.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buss \Buss\, n. [Cf. OF busse, Pr bus, LL bussa, busa, G.
b["u]se, D. buis.] (Naut.)
A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used
in the herring fishery.
The Dutch whalers and herring busses. --Macaulay.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
buss
n : a caress with the lips [syn: {kiss}, {osculation}]
v : touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
moth or other body part) as an expression of love,
greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered
the room" [syn: {kiss}, {osculate}]
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