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Definition of Buckskin
1. Noun. Horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail.
2. Noun. A soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin.
Definition of Buckskin
1. n. The skin of a buck.
Definition of Buckskin
1. Noun. The skin of a male deer, a buck. ¹
2. Noun. Clothing made from buckskin. ¹
3. Noun. A grayish yellow in colour. ¹
4. Adjective. Of a grayish yellow in colour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buckskin
1. the skin of a male deer [n -S]
Medical Definition of Buckskin
1. 1. The skin of a buck. 2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in colour, made of deerskin. 3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war. "Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, An' did the buckskins claw, man." (Burns) 4. Breeches made of buckskin. "I have alluded to his buckskin." (Thackeray) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buckskin
Literary usage of Buckskin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War Letters of a Disbanded Volunteer: Embracing His Experiences as Honest by Joseph Barber (1864)
"You call yourself a buckskin, I spose," I ... "Umn-umn," he responded, spittin
and noddin at the same moment " Doos that mean yes, hi buckskin ..."
2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1882)
"... Fringe Made of Scalp Locks — Dressing the Hair —The "Pig-tail" Style —The
Receptacle for Odds and Ends — Female Attire — The buckskin Skirt and Jacket ..."
3. The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of "Baltimore Town by John Thomas Scharf (1874)
"The Virginia frigate, the Deft-nee sloop, buckskin, Enterprise, Sturdy Beggar,
Harlequin, Fox, &c., were among the number, and the success which sometimes ..."
4. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1851)
"American Pindar lives to enshrine in immortal odes the glory of these buckskin
contests,—a glory which, in the present state of things, is doomed to elicit ..."
5. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1920)
"The real meat of camping is in the spirit of the thing, and the scout who has
the buckskin spirit will find a way to get real camping, if he has to camp in ..."
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