buckskin

[ buhk-skin ]

/ ˈbʌkˌskɪn /

noun

the skin of a buck or deer.

a strong, soft, yellowish or grayish leather, originally prepared from deerskins, now usually from sheepskins.

buckskins, breeches or shoes made of buckskin.

a stiff, firm, starched cotton cloth with a smooth surface and napped back.

a sturdy wool fabric constructed in satin weave, napped and cropped short to provide a smooth finish, and used in the manufacture of outer garments.

a person, especially a backwoodsman, dressed in buckskin.

a horse the color of buckskin.

adjective

made of buckskin: buckskin gloves.

having the color of buckskin; yellowish or grayish.

Origin of buckskin

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at buck¹, skin

Words nearby buckskin

buckram, bucks, bucksaw, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin, buckskins, buckstay, bucktail, buckthorn, buckthorn family

Example sentences from the Web for buckskin

The buckskin was gone, and the saddle was not hanging by its stirrup from its accustomed limb-stub.

The Gold Girl |James B. Hendryx
Their bills were paid enroute, with gold doubloons taken from the buckskin sack.

History of 'Billy the Kid' |Chas. A. Siringo
One day a man in a buckskin habit came to the door of the school-house and looked in upon the school.

The Log School-House on the Columbia |Hezekiah Butterworth
The drumsticks are strong withes, at the end of each of which is fastened a ball of buckskin thongs.

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa |Walter James Hoffman

I have a pair of buckskin moccasins sewn to legs of harbor sealskin, the hair side of the sealskin out.

Packing and Portaging |Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for buckskin

buckskin

/ (ˈbʌkˌskɪn) /

noun

the skin of a male deer

a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin
(as modifier)buckskin boots

US (sometimes capital) a person wearing buckskin clothes, esp an American soldier of the Civil War

a stiffly starched cotton cloth

a strong satin-woven woollen fabric

adjective

greyish-yellow

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buckskin

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Example sentences from the Web for buckskin

British Dictionary definitions for buckskin

noun

adjective

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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buckskin

noun

adjective

Origin of buckskin

Words nearby buckskin

Example sentences from the Web for buckskin

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