BUCKSKIN

buckskin

(noun) horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail

buckskin

(noun) a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

buckskin (countable and uncountable, plural buckskins)

The skin of a male deer, a buck.

Clothing made from buckskin.

A grayish yellow in colour.

A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.

breeches made of buckskin.

Hyponyms

• skin

Adjective

buckskin (not comparable)

Of a grayish yellow in colour.

Source: Wiktionary

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Buck"skin`, n.

1. The skin of a buck.

2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war. Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, An' did the buckskins claw, man. Burns.

4. pl.

Definition: Breeches made of buckskin. I have alluded to his buckskin. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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