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{{11}}buck (n.1) "male deer," c.1300, earlier "male goat;" from O.E. bucca "male goat," from P.Gmc. *bukkon (Cf. M.Du. boc, O.H.G. boc, O.N. bokkr), perhaps from a PIE root *bhugo (Cf. Avestan buza "buck, goat," Arm. buc "lamb"), but some speculate that it is from a lost pre-Germanic language. Barnhart says O.E. buc "male deer" is a "ghost word or scribal error." Meaning "dollar" is 1856, Amer.Eng., perhaps an abbreviation of buckskin, a unit of trade among Indians and Europeans in frontier days, attested in this sense from 1748. Pass the buck is first recorded in the lit. sense 1865, Amer.Eng.:
The 'buck' is any inanimate object, usually knife or pencil, which is thrown into a jack pot and temporarily taken by the winner of the pot. Whenever the deal reaches the holder of the 'buck', a new jack pot must be made. [J.W. Keller, "Draw Poker," 1887]
The fig. sense of "shift responsibility" is first recorded 1912. Buck private is recorded by 1870s, of uncertain signification.
{{12}}buck (n.2) "sawhorse," 1817, Amer.Eng., apparently from Du. bok "trestle."
{{12}}buck (v.) 1848, apparently with a sense of "jump like a buck," from BUCK (Cf. buck) (n.1). Buck up "cheer up" is from 1844.
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Buck — may refer to any of the following: *Bucking by a horse, when the animal raises his hind end and kicks out with both hind legs. *The male of various species of animal, including: **some species of deer mdash; see also blackbuck, Buckskin (leather) … Wikipedia
Buck — bezeichnet: Buck, im amerikanischen Englisch einen Slang Ausdruck für Dollar Buck, in südafrikanischem Englisch einen Slang Ausdruck für Südafrikanischer Rand Buck Converter in der Elektronik ein österreichisches süddeutsches Adelsgeschlecht,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
buck — buck; buck·a·roo; buck·ber·ry; buck·board; buck·et·er; buck·et·ful; buck·ey wrack; buck·ing·ham·shire; buck·ish; buck·ism; buck·le·less; buck·leya; buck·ra; buck·shee; buck·skinned; buck·wagon; buck·wheat·er; el·buck; gems·buck; jum·buck;… … English syllables
buck — Ⅰ. buck [1] ► NOUN 1) the male of some animals, especially deer and antelopes. 2) S. African an antelope (of either sex). 3) a vertical jump performed by a horse. 4) archaic a fashionable young man. ► VERB 1) … English terms dictionary
Buck — (b[u^]k), n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b[=u]za, Skr. bukka. [root]256. Cf. {Butcher}, n.] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bück — Stadt Wuppertal Koordinaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
buck — buck1 [buk] n. [ME bukke < OE bucca, male goat < IE base * bhuĝo > Ger bock, Du bok, Ir boc ] 1. pl. bucks or buck a male deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, etc.: see DOE ☆ 2. the act of bucking 3. a) … English World dictionary
Buck 65 — lors d un concert en 2006 Buck 65 Richard Terfry, plus connu … Wikipédia en Français
Buck — Buck, Pearl S. * * * (as used in expressions) Buck, Pearl Leonard, Buck Trevino, Lee (Buck) … Enciclopedia Universal
buck up — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful. * /After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song./ * /Tom was disappointed that he didn t… … Dictionary of American idioms
buck up — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful. * /After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song./ * /Tom was disappointed that he didn t… … Dictionary of American idioms
