buckskin.
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
Meaning & usage
The skin of a male deer, a buck.
Clothing made from buckskin.
Breeches made of 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.
A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat and black mane and tail.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.
Of a grayish yellow in colour.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.
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