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Buc"kling (&?;), a. Wavy; curling, as hair. Latham.

Buck"ra (&?;), n. [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means "demon, a powerful and superior being." J. L. Wilson.] A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.

Buck"ra, a. White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.

Buck"ram (&?;), n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See Buck, Barracan.] 1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.

Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc. Beck (Draper's Dict. ).

2. (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson. Dr. Prior.

Buck"ram, a. 1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.

2. Stiff; precise. "Buckram dames." Brooke.

Buck"ram, v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. Cowper.

Buck's"-horn` (&?;), n. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.

Buck"shot` (&?;), n. A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large game.

Buck"skin` (&?;), n. 1. The skin of a buck.

2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.

Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, An' did the buckskins claw, man. Burns.

4. pl. Breeches made of buckskin.

I have alluded to his buckskin. Thackeray.

Buck"stall` (&?;), n. A toil or net to take deer.

Buck"thorn` (&?;), n. (Bot.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.

Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippophaë.

Buck"tooth` (&?;), n. Any tooth that juts out.

When he laughed, two white buckteeth protruded. Thackeray.

Buck"wheat` (&?;), n. [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to D. boekweit, G. buchweizen.] 1. (Bot.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum family, the seed of which is used for food.

2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc.

Bu*col"ic (&?;), a. [L. bucolicus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; cowherd, herdsman; &?; ox + (perh.) &?; race horse; cf. Skr. kal to drive: cf. F. bucolique. See Cow the animal.] Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.

Bu*col"ic, n. [L. Bucolicôn poëma.] A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil. Dryden.

Bu*col"ic*al (&?;), a. Bucolic.

||Bu*cra"ni*um (&?;), n.; pl. L. Bucrania (&?;). [L., fr. Gr. &?; ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.