buckskin
pronunciation
How to pronounce buckskin in British English: UK [ˈbʌkskɪn]
How to pronounce buckskin in American English: US [ˈbʌkˌskɪn]
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- Noun:
- horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
- a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
Word Origin
- buckskin (n.)
- c. 1300, "skin of a buck," from buck (n.1) + skin (n.). Meaning "leather made from buckskin" was in use by 1804. The word was a nickname for Continental troops in the American Revolution.
Example
- 1. Could you make it a light-green buckskin ?
- 2. A person clothed in buckskin , particularly an american soldier of the revolutionary war .