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the stem buh of the Anglo saxon word bugen meaning to bow plus the suffix som or sum meaning like produced buhsum by about 1175 with the meaning of humble or obedient or capable of being bent

the meaning then gradually progresssed from compliant & obliging thru lively & jolly to healthily plump & vigorous to plump & comely by 1589 as the spelling also progressed thru buxum to buxom

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