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.

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