buckskin Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
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noun a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
WordNet
Buck"skin` noun
Definitions
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The skin of a buck. -
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. Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, An' did the buckskins claw, man. Burns.
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Breeches made of buckskin. I have alluded to his buckskin. Thackeray.
