Main Entry: ¹buck

Pronunciation: \ˈbək\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bucks

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bucca stag, he-goat; akin to Old High German boc he-goat, Middle Irish bocc

Date: before 12th century

1 or plural buck : a male animal; especially : a male deer or antelope
2 a : a male human being : man b : a dashing fellow : dandy
3 or plural buck : antelope
4 a : buckskin; also : an article (as a shoe) made of buckskin b (1) : dollar 3b (2) : a sum of money especially to be gained <make a quick buck>; also : money —usually used in plural
5 [short for sawbuck sawhorse] a : a supporting rack or frame b : a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting