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

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

Advertisement Think of Jets and Sharks decked out in buckskins or Yankee blue, ambling down our grubby streets, swapping mad-dog stares or whistling a few bars of those taunting tunes — pushing, egging, daring someone to start something. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

The $2,500 grant from the Missouri Humanities Commission is funding the Lee’s Summit History Museum’s purchase of a case to conserve and exhibit buckskin clothing and a musket owned by John Hardin Harris, an early pioneer in the area. —Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024

For the full experience, go in July to see men dressed in buckskin traveling on dugout canoes at the annual Lewis and Clark Festival in Great Falls, Montana, about three hours from Beaverhead Rock State Park. —Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

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

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