golden buck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of golden buck
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Receipts for Welsh Rarebit and Golden Buck are given on pages 371 and 372.
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Perhaps because it's easily approached, The Golden Buck's a game that's often poached.
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At least that is what it looks like to us—a golden buck, forty cents at any good restaurant—in the act of undergoing spontaneous combustion.
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A "Golden Buck" is merely the addition of a poached egg which is put carefully on top of rarebit.
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Add two slices of broiled or fried bacon to each service of golden buck.
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