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buxom

[buhk-suhm] / ˈbʌk səm /


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The buxom stall-owner lifts a furry, giant hare, its dead eyes glazed, as a primly dressed female customer offers coins in payment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

It had everything: mythical beasts, witches, wizards, talking cats, buxom trees, drunk skeletons – and all of it underscored by the dulcet harmonies of '70s light rock darlings, America.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022

Spanish novelist Cervantes tells of gaunt, aging and bemused Don Quixote, portly Sancho and buxom Dulcinea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2020

And there is action aplenty, including John Keene’s busy all-male chorus — some of whom are dressed as buxom, bearded servant women to great effect.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2019

My Miss Kirwin, who was a tall, florid, buxom lady with battleship-gray hair, taught civics and current events.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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