Word Study
buckskin
CIDE DICTIONARY
buckskin, n.
- The skin of a buck. [1913 Webster]
- A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin. [1913 Webster]
- A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war. [1913 Webster]"Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,
An' did the buckskins claw, man." [1913 Webster] - Breeches made of buckskin. [1913 Webster]"I have alluded to his buckskin." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
buckskin, n.
1 a the skin of a buck. b leather made from a buck's skin.
2 a thick smooth cotton or woollen cloth.
1 a the skin of a buck. b leather made from a buck's skin.
2 a thick smooth cotton or woollen cloth.
THESAURUS
buckskin
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