See Also: buck(8)(dictionary)
buck(14)(dictionary)
Buck(casino)
Buck(money)
Buck(finance)
buck(13)(dictionary)
buck(1)(dictionary)
buck(10)(dictionary)
buck(11)(dictionary)
buck(9)(dictionary)

buck(4) (iou)



buck noun2. obsolete exc. Hist. M16.
[from BUCK verb1.]
Alkaline lye in which linen, yarn, etc., was steeped or boiled in buck-washing (see below) or bleaching. M16.
drive a buck (of clothes): see DRIVE verb.
A quantity of clothes etc. (to be) steeped or boiled in buck. M16.
Comb.: buck-washing washing very dirty linen by boiling it in an alkaline lye and afterwards beating and rinsing it in clear water.