buckskin

noun

buck·​skin ˈbək-ˌskin 

often attributive

1

a

: the skin of a buck

b

: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather

2

a

buckskins plural : buckskin breeches

b

archaic : a person dressed in buckskin

especially : an early American backwoodsman

3

: a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail

Examples of buckskin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The passengers and drivers wear everything from Western cowboy garb and buckskins to historic pioneer wear. —Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025

During that performance, Roan wore a pink gingham leather set by designer Zana Bayne—a riff on cowboy buckskins—and performed in front of a green screen with a giant tree and small critters dancing along to the song. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025

Around his neck was a medallion made of porcupine quill and buckskin. —Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

Cowboys and frontiersmen adopted the embellishment from American Indian tribes, which cut tassels into suede buckskins or deer hides to keep warm and to camouflage them in the wild. —Ari Stark, WWD, 3 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for buckskin

• akin
• auxin
• chagrin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin
• pinyin
• puffin

Kids Definition

buckskin

noun

buck·​skin -ˌskin 

1

a

: the skin of a buck

b

: a soft flexible leather

2

plural : buckskin breeches

3

: a horse of a dull yellowish color with black mane and tail