bucking

present participle of buck
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as in handing
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom

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“Bucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucking. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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