Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Buskin \Bus"kin\, n. [Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. broosken.
   See {Brodekin}.]
   1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some
      distance up the leg.

            The hunted red deer's undressed hide Their hairy
            buskins well supplied.                --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   2. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very
      thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the
      stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and
      Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as
      distinguished from comedy.

            Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here, No
            greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

buskin
     n : a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {chukka boot},
         {combat boot}, {desert boot}, {half boot}, {top boot}]