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Bustle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.
(2):
(n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; - called also bishop, and tournure.
(3):
(n.) Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bustle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bustle.html. 1828.