† buckedadj.1
Obsolete exc. dialect.
That has been buck-washed.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [adjective] > washed by steeping or boiling
bucked1652
1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 109 He came out with a long gray beard, and bucked ruff.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
buckedadj.2
/bʌkt/ colloquial.
Cheered, encouraged, elated.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]
blithe971
gladOE
blithemod1065
jollya1350
well begonea1425
well-cheered1435
hearty1440
cheery1448
cheerfula1477
chereful1486
unsweera1500
cheerly1565
riant1567
hilaire1575
light-spirited1581
undistempered1589
comfortablea1593
well-humoured1600
good-humoured1604
rident1609
hoddy1664
chicket1682
mellow1711
blithesome1724
in spirits1747
winsome1787
hilarious1823
resilient1830
blithe-hearted1848
cheero1903
bucked1907
cheerio1918
the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > elated
jollyc1305
elated1615
elevateda1640
on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672
high1695
elate1702
uppisha1704
vaudyc1720
in fine (also good, high) leg1808
exalté1831
in high snuff1840
bucked1907
thrilled1908
twitterpated1942
1907 Varsity 31 Jan. 194/3 We are very ‘bucked’ that he fitted in a visit this Term.
1909 D. Sladen Trag. of Pyramids i. 15 So bucked at being with you again.
1922 A. A. Milne Red House Myst. vii. 61 He was unusually bucked with himself this morning.
1928 Punch 23 May 562/2 I am so bucked that you have asked me what to wear when you are accompanying at the concert next month.
1969 Listener 1 May 596/3 I'm pleased and bucked and I feel pretty good.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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