What is the definition of "busking" and where did it come from?

In short, busking is a very old term, dating to 1857 according to Merriam-Webster, but I think older. Can someone find another reference? (The history of busking is one thing I've never looked into, but I know a number of people have written about it.) The term describes the activity of making money from audiences on the street.

The two elements of busking are that the audience has the choice of how much, if anything, to pay, and that it involves some form of entertainment (it isn't panhandling or vending). Busking is where you go out and work for no money, no contract, and no booking. Rather, you work a crowd for "tips" or "passing the hat".

Busking: to entertain on the street with the intent of receiving monies from the watching crowd. To entertain in exchange for tips. Balloon Busking: to entertain on the street using 260Q's, 350Q's, B-Bodies, Geo's, Geo Blossoms, 6" Hearts and more, with the intent of receiving monies from the watching crowd.

To entertain with balloons and patter ... more.

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