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busby¹

  • /ˈbʌz.bi/ UK, US

Where it comes from

Various theories; probably from the surname Busby.

noun busbies · busbys

  1. A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands. […] many Khorassanis wearing huge sheepskin busbies, similar to the head-gear of the Roumanians and Tabreez Turks of Ovahjik and the Perso-Turkish border.

Busby²

Where it comes from

From Old Norse buskr (“bush”) + býr (“homestead, village”).

proper noun Busbys · Buzby

  1. countable, uncountable A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. countable, uncountable Synonym of Umpire, Arkansas.

    Similar: Umpire, Arkansas

  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.
  7. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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noun fur hat, usually with a plume

Españolcolbac
DeutschKalpak
Italianocolbacco

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"busby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/busby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

busby. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/busby

Chicago

"busby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/busby.

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@misc{busby_2026,
  title = {busby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/busby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}