Would someone provide a definition of the verb "busk"? (I have a copy of the O.E.D. so I know the meanings it provides.) Does it mean to perform some form of music in public with, or without, compensation? I live in Southwest Virginia, and I have never heard anyone use that word. Is it a recent word, or does it hark back to the days of yore when a shire reeve was lief to leave a fief in peace? thanks