busk vs table

busk

noun
  • A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it. 

  • A corset. 

verb
  • To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport. 

  • To tack, cruise about. 

table

noun
  • An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. 

  • A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period. 

  • One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table. 

  • A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns. 

  • The lineup of players at a given table. 

  • A flat tray which can be used as a table. 

  • A lookup table, most often a set of vectors. 

  • The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts. 

  • The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate. 

  • A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign. 

  • A supply of food or entertainment. 

  • A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game. 

  • The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond. 

  • A service of Holy Communion. 

  • A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table. 

verb
  • To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something). 

  • To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. 

  • To put on a table. 

  • To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope. 

  • To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. 

How often have the words busk and table occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )