Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckskin

/ˈbʌkˌskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: buck-skin
IPA: /ˈbʌkˌskɪn/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skin of a male deer, a buck.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Clothing made from buckskin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Breeches made of buckskin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A grayish yellow in colour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat and black mane and tail.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a grayish yellow in colour.

Example Sentences

"As she spoke, we perceived two lines of figures, one male and the other female, to the number of about a hundred, each advancing round the human bonfire, arrayed only in the usual leopard and buck skins."
"I have alluded to his buckskins."
"Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, / An' did the buckskins claw, man."

Etymology

From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bukskyn

Usage

Inflected Forms

buckskins (plural)

Derived Forms

buckskinned

Questions

How do you pronounce buckskin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌkˌskɪn/.
What does buckskin mean?: The skin of a male deer, a buck.
Where does buckskin come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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