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busticate
[buhs-ti-keyt]
verb (used with object)
Northern U.S.
busticated, busticating
to break into pieces.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of busticate1
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; a facetious formation from bust 2 ( def. ) + -icate, on the model of the regularly formed rusticate ( def. )
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Now doth the frisky June Bug Bring forth his aeroplane, And try to make a record, And busticate his brain!
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