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BUCKSKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buckskin mean?
• BUCKSKIN (noun)
The noun BUCKSKIN has 2 senses:
1. horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
2. a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
Familiarity information: BUCKSKIN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("buckskin" is a kind of...):
mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("buckskin" is a kind of...):
leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)
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