Buscot

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP2397).

OriginMiddle English Burscote ← Old English *Burgweardescote →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England, historically in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP2397).

Origin

  1. Old English*Burgweardescote
  2. Middle EnglishBurscote
  3. EnglishBuscot

Inherited from Middle English Burscote, contraction of Burwardescote, from Old English *Burgweardescote, from *Burgweard (a personal name) + cote (“house”).

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APA

Buscot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buscot

MLA

“Buscot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buscot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buscot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buscot.

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