buckskin

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bukskyn compound from English buck (dollar, male goat, male deer) + English skin.

Origin

English

skin

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