Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BUX'OM
BUX'OM, a. [Sax. bocsum, from bog, a bow, bugan, to bend, and sum, some.]
- Obedient; obsequious, ready to obey. [Obs.] – Milton.
- Gay; lively; brisk. – Milton.
- Wanton; jolly. – Dryden.
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