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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUCK, n. Lye in which clothes are soaked in the operation of bleaching; the liquor in which clothes are washed.
1. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed in lye.
BUCK, v.t. [L. imbuo, for imbuco or imbugo, to steep, tinge, imbue.] To soak or steep in lye, a process in bleaching; to wash or steep in lye or suds.
BUCK, n. The male of the fallow deer, of the goat, the sheep,the rabbit and hare. It is applied only to the smaller quadrupeds.
BUCK, v.i. To copulate as bucks and does.
BUCK'-BASKET,n. [buck and basket.] A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: vaulting horse, long horse, buck]
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam]
3: United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck]
4: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck]
5: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) v
1: to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"
2: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: buck, go against]
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" [syn: tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Pearl 1892-1973 née Sydenstricker American novelist

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural bucks) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bucca stag, he-goat; akin to Old High German boc he-goat, Middle Irish bocc Date: before 12th century 1. or plural buck a male animal; especially a male deer or antelope 2. a. a male human being ; man b. a dashing fellow ; dandy 3. or plural buck antelope 4. a. buckskin; also an article (as a shoe) made of buckskin b. (1) dollar 3b (2) a sum of money especially to be gained <make a quick buck>; also money — usually used in plural 5. [short for sawbuck sawhorse] a. a supporting rack or frame b. a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting II. verb Date: 1750 transitive verb 1. a. archaic butt I b. oppose, resist <bucking the system> 2. to throw (as a rider) by bucking 3. to charge into (as a headwind) 4. a. to pass especially from one person to another b. to move or load (as heavy objects) especially with mechanical equipment intransitive verb 1. of a horse or mule to spring into the air with the back arched 2. to charge against something (as an obstruction) 3. a. to move or react jerkily b. to refuse assent ; balk 4. to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior <bucking for a promotion> • bucker noun III. noun Date: circa 1877 an act or instance of bucking IV. noun Etymology: short for earlier buckhorn knife Date: 1865 1. an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal; broadly a token used as a mark or reminder 2. responsibility — used especially in the phrases pass the buck and the buck stops here V. adjective Etymology: probably from ¹buck Date: 1918 of the lowest grade within a military category <a buck private> VI. adverb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1928 stark, completely <buck naked>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit. 2 archaic a fashionable young man. 3 (attrib.) a sl. male (buck antelope). b US Mil. of the lowest rank (buck private). --v. 1 intr. (of a horse) jump upwards with back arched and feet drawn together. 2 tr. a (usu. foll. by off) throw (a rider or burden) in this way. b US oppose, resist. 3 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by up) colloq. a make or become more cheerful. b hurry. 4 tr. (as bucked adj.) colloq. encouraged, elated. Phrases and idioms: buck fever US nervousness when called on to act. buck-horn horn of buck as a material for knife-handles etc. buck-hound a small kind of staghound. buck rarebit Welsh rarebit with a poached egg on top. buck-tooth an upper tooth that projects. Derivatives: bucker n. Etymology: OE buc male deer, bucca male goat, f. ON 2. n. US etc. sl. a dollar. Phrases and idioms: a fast buck easy money. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 3. n. sl. an article placed as a reminder before a player whose turn it is to deal at poker. Phrases and idioms: pass the buck colloq. shift responsibility (to another). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. 1 US a saw-horse. 2 a vaulting-horse. Etymology: Du. (zaag)boc 5. n. the body of a cart. Etymology: perh. f. obs. bouk belly, f. OE buc f. Gmc 6. n. conversation; boastful talk. Etymology: Hindi buk buk

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sawhorse Saw"horse`, n. A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck, and sawbuck.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck, n. A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck. Buck saw, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck, n. [See Beech, n.] The beech tree. [Scot.] Buck mast, the mast or fruit of the beech tree. --Johnson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck (b[u^]k), n. [Akin to LG. b["u]ke, Dan. byg, Sw. byk, G. bauche: cf. It. bucato, Prov. Sp. bugada, F. bu['e]e.] 1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed. 2. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck (b[u^]k), v. i. 1. To copulate, as bucks and does. 2. To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bucked (b[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Bucking.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b["u]ken, Dan. byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the preceding noun.] 1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching. 2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water. 3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck, v. t. 1. (Mil.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees. 2. To throw by bucking. See Buck, v. i., 2. The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle. --W. E. Norris.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Buck Buck, n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he-goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b?za, Skr. bukka. [root]256. Cf. Butcher, n.] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits. Note: A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year; a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth; and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow deer is termed a doe. The male of the red deer is termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is called a hind. --Brande & C. 2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy. The leading bucks of the day. --Thackeray. 3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.] Note: The word buck is much used in composition for the names of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck. Blue buck. See under Blue. Water buck, a South African variety of antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus). See Illust. of Antelope.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(bucks, bucking, bucked) 1. A buck is a US or Australian dollar. (INFORMAL) That would probably cost you about fifty bucks... Why can't you spend a few bucks on a coat?... = dollar N-COUNT 2. A buck is the male of various animals, including the deer, antelope, rabbit and kangaroo. N-COUNT 3. If someone has buck teeth, their upper front teeth stick forward out of their mouth. ADJ: ADJ n 4. If a horse bucks, it kicks both of its back legs wildly into the air, or jumps into the air wildly with all four feet off the ground. The stallion bucked as he fought against the reins holding him tightly in. VERB: V 5. If you buck the trend, you obtain different results from others in the same area. If you buck the system, you get what you want by breaking or ignoring the rules. While other newspapers are losing circulation, we are bucking the trend... He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system... VERB: V n, V n 6. If you get more bang for the buck, you spend your money wisely and get more for your money than if you were to spend it in a different way. (mainly AM INFORMAL) I think it's very important for those governments to do whatever they can to get a bigger bang for the buck. = value for money PHRASE: usu v compar PHR 7. When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is considered to be dishonest. (INFORMAL) His life isn't ruled by looking for a fast buck... They were just in it to make a quick buck. PHRASE: usu v PHR 8. If you are trying to make a buck, you are trying to earn some money. (INFORMAL) The owners don't want to overlook any opportunity to make a buck. PHRASE: V inflects 9. If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible. (INFORMAL) David says the responsibility is Mr Smith's and it's no good trying to pass the buck. PHRASE: V inflects 10. If you say 'The buck stops here' or 'The buck stops with me', you mean that you have to take responsibility for something and will not try to pass the responsibility on to someone else. (INFORMAL) The buck stops with him. He is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the broadcast. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Male (of the deer, sheep, goat, rabbit, and hare). 2. Blade, spark, gallant, blood, fop, dandy, beau; gay, dashing fellow. 3. Lye, bleaching-matter, bleaching-liquid.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A blind horse; also a gay debauchee.

Moby Thesaurus

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