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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Kissing and bussing differ both in this,
           We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. --Herrick.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           The Dutch whalers and herring busses.    --Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  buss
       n : the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
           [syn: {kiss}, {osculation}]
       v : touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
           mouth 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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