Buckler
(Buc"kler), v. t. To shield; to defend. [Obs.]
Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,
Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree?
Shak.
Buckler-headed
(Buc"kler-head`ed) a. Having a head like a buckler.
Buckling
(Buc"kling) a. Wavy; curling, as hair. Latham.
Buckra
(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.
Buckra
(Buck"ra), a. White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
Buckram
(Buck"ram) n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL.
buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat 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
2. (Bot.) A plant. See Ramson. Dr. Prior.
Buckram
(Buck"ram), a.
1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.
2. Stiff; precise. "Buckram dames." Brooke.
Buckram
(Buck"ram), v. t. To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. Cowper.
Buck's-horn
(Buck's"-horn`) n. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago
Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.
Buckshot
(Buck"shot`) n. A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting deer and large
game.
Buckskin
(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.
