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Bucks

American  
[buhks] / bʌks /

noun

  1. another name for Buckinghamshire.


Bucks British  
/ bʌks /

abbreviation

  1. Buckinghamshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Beasley was playing for the Bucks, making sure he would grab fewer than four rebounds, according to the indictment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Dallas Cowboys player Linval Joseph and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis were also targeted in different burglaries.

From BBC May 25, 2026

In one instance, he shared that star LeBron James would not play due to injury in a Los Angeles Lakers game against the Milwaukee Bucks before that information was made public.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

Do I need to tell you that when Mr. Big Bucks Ballard read out the answers, we had every one right?

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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