Definition of BUCKSKIN

buckskin

Plural: buckskins

Noun

  • horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
  • a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
  • The skin of a male deer, a buck.
  • Clothing made from buckskin.
  • Breeches made of buckskin.
  • A grayish yellow in colour.
  • A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
  • A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
  • A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat.
  • pl. -S the skin of a male deer

Adj

  • Of a grayish yellow in colour.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.

Scrabble Score: 20

buckskin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
buckskin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
buckskin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

buckskin is a valid Words With Friends word