buckskin

[ buhk-skin ]

/ ˈbʌkˌskɪn /

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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.

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Origin of buckskin

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

Words nearby buckskin

Bucks, bucksaw, buck's fizz, buckshee, buckshot, buckskin, buckskins, buck slip, buck's party, buckstay, bucktail

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How to use buckskin in a sentence

They washed him with water from the McKenzie River and wrapped him in a buckskin and Pendleton blanket.
Remembering My Friend Barry Lopez|Bob Shacochis|January 5, 2021|Outside Online
Her eldest son wore a buckskin jacket with arrows on its back, and it would have made her proud.
I Rejected the Native Grieving Ceremonies My Mother Taught Me When She Died. But Losing Friends During the Pandemic Changed That|Terese Marie Mailhot|December 28, 2020|Time
Bedded in the soft earth underneath lay the slim buckskin sacks.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The gold that had drawn us into the game was there in the same long, buckskin sacks, a load for one horse.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

He wore moccasins and buckskin leggings, and a dingy-blue flannel shirt, open at the throat.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Father had hitched Teddy, the buckskin horse, to the big sleigh and was going for the Doctor.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Yes, the sleigh had grown as large as his father's sleigh; the reindeer as big as Teddy, the buckskin horse.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson

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a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin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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