buckskin

[ buhk-skin ]

noun

1. the skin of a buck or deer.
2. a strong, soft, yellowish or grayish leather, originally prepared from deerskins, now usually from sheepskins.
3. buckskins, breeches or shoes made of buckskin.
4. a stiff, firm, starched cotton cloth with a smooth surface and napped back.
5. 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.
6. a person, especially a backwoodsman, dressed in buckskin.
7. a horse the color of buckskin.

adjective

1. made of buckskin:

   buckskin gloves.

2. having the color of buckskin; yellowish or grayish.

buckskin

/ ˈbʌkˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a male deer
2. 1. a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin
   2. ( as modifier )

      buckskin boots

3. sometimes capital a person wearing buckskin clothes, esp an American soldier of the Civil War
4. a stiffly starched cotton cloth
5. a strong satin-woven woollen fabric

adjective

1. greyish-yellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckskin¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; buck ¹, skin

Example Sentences

Bedded in the soft earth underneath lay the slim buckskin sacks.

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The gold that had drawn us into the game was there in the same long, buckskin sacks, a load for one horse.

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He wore moccasins and buckskin leggings, and a dingy-blue flannel shirt, open at the throat.

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Father had hitched Teddy, the buckskin horse, to the big sleigh and was going for the Doctor.

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Yes, the sleigh had grown as large as his father's sleigh; the reindeer as big as Teddy, the buckskin horse.

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