buckish
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I've made him as neat as a new pin this morning, and he says the Bishop will think him too buckish by half.
From Scenes of Clerical Life by Eliot, George
He was a fine buckish young fellow, about twenty-one.
From American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States by Davies, Ebenezer
Even Jehu has been buckish, kicking up his heels and gambolling awkwardly.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
He appeared to be highly satisfied with the efforts of his hair-dressers to make him look decent, and it must be confessed that he made a very buckish appearance.
From A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy by English, George Bethune
And if you've just had a good breakfast and feel buckish, you say, "Yes, thank you," and there you are....
From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.
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