Main Entry:

buck·skin

Pronunciation:

\-ˌskin\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Date:

14th century

1 a: the skin of a buck b: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather2 aplural : buckskin breeches barchaic : a person dressed in buckskin ; especially : an early American backwoodsman3: a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail