Buckskin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌkˌskɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buckskin is a noun meaning The skin of a male deer, a buck.
Meaning
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
More Meanings
- Clothing made from buckskin.
- Breeches made of buckskin.
- A grayish yellow in colour.
- A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
- A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
- A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat.
- Of a grayish yellow in colour.
Example Sentences
I have alluded to his buckskins.
Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, / An' did the buckskins claw, man.
As she spoke, we perceived two lines of figures, one male and the other female, to the number of about a hundred, each advancing round the human bonfire, arrayed only in the usual leopard and buck skins.
Word Forms
- buckskins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buffalo-skin, buck, buckhorn, buckhound, buckstall, stag.
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