buckie
noun
a whelk or its shell
buckie
1 British
/ ˈbʌkɪ /
noun
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a whelk or its shell
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a lively or boisterous person, esp a youngster
Buckie
2
British
/ ˈbʌkɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of buckie
related to Latin buc ( c ) inum whelk, from buc ( c ) ina trumpet, horn
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“The huzzy Beenie—the jaud Eppie—the deil's buckie of a callant!—Another plate gane—they'll break me out of house and ha'!”
From St. Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott
"To ca the sowl oot o' the wame o' the deil's buckie o' him," said a limping ostler.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
"The de'il's buckie said his master would be at the hall by dinner-time; and I'll not be one o' the guests where old Clootie has the pick o' the table."
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
My head against a buckie that he could!
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
He is a devil's buckie, and I advise you to follow my example, Miss McQueen, and capitulate.
From Tommy and Grizel by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
"We cut our weekend short and headed back to Buckie," said Grieve, who works at the St Fergus gas plant, near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The sight of Kyogo and Abada making way for Vata and Mikey Johnston might have had the Buckie players breathing a sigh of relief.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2024
The game at Celtic Park was the only fourth-round tie to use the review system and it was called upon to discern whether Liel Abada had been fouled in the Buckie box.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2024
As a teenager, Imboden left the esteemed Buckie Leach for former Olympian Jed Dupree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2018
A foil coach at the club, Buckie, saw me on one of these days and pulled me aside.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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