BUSS, noun [Latin basio.] A kiss; a salute with the lips. 1. A small vessel, from 50 to 70 tons burthen, carrying two masts, and two sheds or cabins, one at each end; used in the herring fishery. BUSS, verb transitive To kiss; to salute with the lips.
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