buckskin

pronunciation

How to pronounce buckskin in British English: UK [ˈbʌkskɪn]word uk audio image

How to pronounce buckskin in American English: US [ˈbʌkˌskɪn] word us audio image

  • 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 .

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