buckˈer noun

An animal that bucks

buckˈish adjective

1. Lively, frisky
2. Dandified
3. Like a goat

buckˈishly adverb

buckˈeye noun

1. The American horse-chestnut (genus Aesculus)
2. A native of the state of Ohio (US)
3. An automatic coupling for connecting railway vehicles

adjective (US)

1. Flashy, showy
2. Corny

buck fever noun

Excitement or nervousness experienced by a novice hunter on first sighting game

buckˈhorn or buck'sˈ-horn noun

1. The material of a buck's horn as used for handles, etc
2. A British plantain with leaves shaped like buck's horn (also buck's horn plantain)

buckˈhound noun

A small kind of staghound used for hunting bucks

buckˈ-jumper noun

An animal that bucks

buck naked adjective (US informal)

Completely naked

buck passing see pass the buck below.

buckˈ-rabbit noun

1. A male rabbit
2. Welsh rarebit with poached egg

buckˈrake noun

A large agricultural rake, often attached to a tractor

buckˈsaw noun

A large saw consisting of a blade set in an H-shaped frame tightened by a cord, used with a sawhorse

buck’s-horn, buck’s horn plantain see buckhorn above.

buckˈshot noun

A large kind of shot, used in shooting deer

buckˈskin noun

1. A soft leather made of deerskin or sheepskin
2. A strong twilled woollen cloth with cropped nap
3. A horse of buckskin (greyish-yellow) colour
4. A backwoods American
5. (in pl) breeches or a suit of buckskin

adjective

Made of or like the skin of a buck

buck's party, bucks' party or bucks party noun (Aust inf)

A stag party for a man about to be married

buckˈthorn noun

1. A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs whose berry supplies the sap-green used by painters
2. See also sea buckthorn under sea

buckˈtooth noun

A projecting front tooth

buckˈtoothed adjective

bang for one's buck (informal, chiefly N American)

Value for money

buck up (slang)

1. To hurry up, get going
2. To cheer up
3. To improve
4. To stimulate
5. To dress up (dialect)

make a fast buck (informal)

To earn some money quickly or easily but not necessarily honestly

pass the buck (slang)

To shift the responsibility to someone else (from the practice of passing the marker to the next dealer in some forms of poker) (buckˈ-passing noun)

the buck stops here

The final responsibility rests here