Hypertext Webster Gateway: "buckskin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Buckskin \Buck"skin`\, n.
1. The skin of a buck.
2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in
color, made of deerskin.
3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American
soldier of the Revolutionary war.
Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, An' did the
buckskins claw, man. --Burns.
4. pl. Breeches made of buckskin.
I have alluded to his buckskin. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
buckskin
n 1: horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
2: a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but
now usually from sheepskin
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