buck sail
noun
Africa
: canvas, tarpaulin
especially : one used to cover a buckwagon
Word History
Etymology
partial modification, partial translation of Afrikaans bokseil, from bok beam of a wagon + seil sail, sailcloth
- to one's feet
- to one's fingertips
- to one's full height
- to one's heart's content
- to one's knees
- to one's knowledge
- to one's name
- to order
- to outstanding effect
- to perfection
- to pieces
- to put it mildly
- to put it politely
- to put the boot in
- to rights
- to san gio
- to save someone's life
- to say nothing of
- to say the least
- to scale
- to sea
- to shreds
- to size
- to sleep
- to someone's delight