buckskin

Meaning

Noun

1. The skin of a male deer, a buck.
2. Clothing made from buckskin.
3. Breeches made of buckskin.
4. A grayish yellow in colour.
5. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.
6. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.
7. A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat.

Adj

Of a grayish yellow in colour.

Synonyms

deerskin

leather

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bukskyn

In summary

From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.