Buss

·noun A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.

II. Buss ·vt To Kiss; ·esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely.

III. Buss ·noun A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins;

— used in the herring fishery.

buss
A kiss. This word, once of sufficient dignity to be used by our dramatic authors, has now become so ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
buss
A small strong-built Dutch vessel with two masts, used in the herring and mackerel fisheries, being ...

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buss beggar
An old superannuated fumbler, whom none but beggars will suffer to kiss them. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
horse buss
A kiss with a loud smack; also a bite. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
herring-buss
A peculiar boat of 10 or 15 tons, for the herring fishery. (See buss.) ...

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