buskin

/หˆbสŒskษชn/

IPA: /B AH1 S K IH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A half-boot.

  2. 2

    A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors.

  3. 3

    (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy.

  4. 4

    An instrument of torture for the foot; bootikin.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buskin