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buck(14)(dictionary)
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Buck(money)
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buck(1)(dictionary)
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buck(10) (iou)



buck noun9. M19.
[Origin unkn.]
An article placed as a reminder before a player whose turn it is to deal at poker.
pass the buck fig. (slang) shift responsibility (to another).
fig.: H. S. Truman On my desk I have a motto which says 'The buck stops here.'
Comb.: buck-passing slang shifting of responsibility to another.