Part 1440

<h1>Buck</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.</def>

<cs><col>Buck saw</col>, <cd>a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.</cd></cs>

<h1>Buck</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Beech</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>The beech tree.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<cs><col>Buck mast</col>, <cd>the mast or fruit of the beech tree.</cd></cs>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Buck-basket</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck"-bas`ket</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See 1st <er>Buck</er>.]</ety> <def>A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Buck bean</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck" bean`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Menyanthes trifoliata</spn>) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racems of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; -- called also <altname>bog bean</altname>.</def>

<h1>Buckboard</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck"board`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also <altname>buck wagon</altname>.</def>

<h1>Bucker</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who bucks ore.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.</def>

<h1>Bucker</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A horse or mule that bucks.</def>

<h1>Bucket</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck"et</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>boket</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>buc</ets> pitcher, or Corn. <ets>buket</ets> tub.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids.</def>

<blockquote>The old oaken <b>bucket</b>, the iron-bound <b>bucket</b>, The moss-covered <b>bucket</b>, which hung in the well. <i>Wordsworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve; also, a float of a paddle wheel.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The valved piston of a lifting pump.</def>

<cs><col>Fire bucket</col>, <cd>a bucket for carrying water to put out fires.</cd> -- <col>To kick the bucket</col>, <cd>to die. <mark></mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Bucket shop</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buck"et shop`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc.</def> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark>