buckskin
The skin of a male deer, a buckThe skin of a male deer, a buck.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The skin of a male deer, a buck.
Hirschleder
оле́нья шку́раolénʹja škúra
(countable, uncountable)Clothing made from buckskin.
(countable, uncountable)Breeches made of buckskin.
(countable, uncountable)A grayish yellow in colour.
(countable, uncountable)A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
(countable, uncountable)A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
(countable, uncountable)A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat and black mane and tail.
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.
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Forms
plural: buckskinsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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