Definition of Buckshee

1. Adjective. Free of charge. "If they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"


Definition of Buckshee

1. Noun. (India) A gift or bribe. ¹

2. Noun. (India) An extra portion, ration etc. ¹

3. Adjective. (India) Free, without charge. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Buckshee

1. something extra obtained free [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buckshee

buckrake
buckrakes
buckram
buckramed
buckraming
buckrammed
buckrams
buckras
bucks
bucks' parties
bucks' party
bucks for
bucks off
bucksaw
bucksaws
buckshee (current term)
buckshees
buckshot
buckshots
buckskin
buckskinned
buckskins
bucksom
bucksome
buckstall
buckstalls
bucktail
bucktails
buckteeth

Literary usage of Buckshee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. With the Serbs in Macedonia by Douglas Walshe (1920)
"Tommy has got hold of f .at and twisted it into " buckshee." Now anything he owns that he ought not to own is referred to as ..."

2. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl, Donald Grant Mitchell (1899)
"So active was I in my new capacity, that the buckshee offered to appoint me to the ... The buckshee himself hesitated not to adopt this mode of enriching ..."

3. A Memoir of Central India: Including Malwa, and Adjoining Porvinces, with by John. Malcolm (1824)
"buckshee In the Mahratta armies, the prince is deemed. ... the Sirdar or commander; next to him is the buckshee or paymaster, ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"buckshee-buck, a game played by an indefinite number of players. Oue shuts his eyes, and the others say in turn, " buckshee ! ..."

5. The History of British India by James Mill (1848)
"In such case, he is usually told, that by signing a paper, prepared by the buckshee for that purpose, or repeating before witnesses what he is instructed to ..."

6. The History of the British Empire in India by Edward Thornton (1842)
"The required amount had been counted out to each buckshee,* but the issue to the men was not to take place till the following day; and in the meantime the ..."

7. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"buckshee-buck, a game played by an indefinite number of players. One shuts his eyes, and the others say ... buckshee-buck ! How many fingers do I hold up ? ..."

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