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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
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
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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