buckskinnoun
uk/ˈbʌk.skɪn/us/ˈbʌk.skɪn/buckskin noun (LEATHER)
[ U ] soft, strong leather made from the skin of a deer or a sheep
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tanning & leather
- calfskin
- chamois
- cowhide
- dubbin
- goatskin
- hide
- kid
- lambskin
- leather
- leatherette
- patent
- patent leather
- pigskin
- shammy
- suede
- tan
- tanner
- tannery
- tooled
- vellum
buckskin noun (HORSE)
[ C ] US a light yellowish-brown horse with a black mane and tail and black lower legs
Examples from literature
- Saddle-bags of buckskin, ornamented with red woolen cloth, and long fringe of buckskin.
- The boys picked the papers up and also a small bag of buckskin.
- The silk dropped away like rotting leaves, but the buckskin bag was stout and in perfect condition.
- Washington always rode a good horse and sometimes wore a blue coat, scarlet waistcoat, buckskin breeches, top boots and velvet cap and carried a whip with a long thong.
- Will drew rein, and ran an interested eye over the man, who was clad in buckskin.