The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BUSKS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1957.
Pieces of stiffening material, as whalebone crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUSKS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pieces of stiffening material, as whalebone
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stay
- staying
- stays
- bones
- baleen
- joggle
- shingle
- bone
- power
- powered
- stiffener
- bamboo
Crossword Answer definitions
BUSKS noun- A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
- (by extension) A corset.
- To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
- To go; to direct one's course.
- To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport
- To tack, cruise about.
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