buck·skin
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Definition of buckskin
1a
: the skin of a buck
b
: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather
2a
buckskins plural
: buckskin breeches
b
archaic
: a person dressed in buckskin
especially
: an early American backwoodsman
3
: a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail
Examples of buckskin in a Sentence
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Hagel named his 9-year-old buckskin gelding Shamrock, after his high school mascot, and Rumsfeld named his Montana, because the arid, mountainous landscape around the Mongolian capital reminded him of that state. — Washington Post, "Pentagon chief visits Mongolia to strengthen military bonds," 9 Aug. 2019 Deutsch was at the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles when Manson arrived that same day, a tiny figure in buckskin, hair in scraggly disarray. — Los Angeles Times, "Charles Manson’s murderous imprint on L.A. endures as other killers have come and gone," 28 July 2019 Popular culture long portrayed American pioneers as Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett, wearing buckskins, fighting off Shawnee warriors or Red Sticks, and opening the way to settlements on the western frontier. — James R. Hansen, Discover Magazine, "For Neil, Apollo Was the First Step in Humanity's Cosmic Migration," 20 May 2019 Wiry and muscular, he was invariably dressed in a buckskin suit, fringed at the edges, with a deerskin cap ornamented with a fox tail. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "The original Grizzly Adams kept his bears on a chain in SF," 7 July 2018 After years of protests by Native Americans and pressure from the N.C.A.A., the University of Illinois in 2007 retired its mascot, Chief Illiniwek, who wore a feathered headdress and beaded buckskin to dance while the band played. — Mitch Smith, New York Times, "An Indian ‘Chief’ Mascot Was Dropped. A Decade Later, He’s Still Lurking.," 1 Feb. 2018 Several times a year, Errol Flannery dons his ‘coonskin cap and buckskins to portray his ancestor, the Alamo’s most famous defender, for students in fourth- and seventh-grade Texas history classes in his hometown of Granbury. — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, "Crockett’s family reunion just so happens to," 9 June 2018 The Maine West Warrior was personified by a student dressed in a buckskin-like costume and a feathered headdress. — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, "Maine West High School retires American Indian mascot following debate over use," 1 May 2018 The studio photograph of Theodore Roosevelt in a buckskin hunting costume, rifle at the ready, remains one of the most iconic images of the American conservation movement. — Philip Dray, Time, "How This Photo of Theodore Roosevelt in Hunting Gear Helped Jump-Start the American Conservation Movement," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'buckskin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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buckskin
noun
English Language Learners Definition of buckskin
: a soft type of leather that is made especially from the skin of a deer or similar animal
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buckskin
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buck·skin
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Kids Definition of buckskin
: a soft flexible leather usually having a suede finish