buck
/ˈbʌk/ noun B2- A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
- An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
- An antelope of either sex; compare with Afrikaans bok.
- The sound made by a chicken.
- A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
- A black or Native American man.
- Lowest rank; a private.
- A rand (currency unit).
Plural bucks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Who are we, the Gidur-log [the jackal people], to pick and choose?” He scuttled to the back of the cave, where he found the bone of a buck with some meat on it, and sat cracking the end merrily.
Does he think that our buck are like his fat Waingunga bullocks?”
It is neither bullock nor buck he hunts to-night,” said Mother Wolf.
After that inspection the cubs are free to run where they please, and until they have killed their first buck no excuse is accepted if a grown wolf of the Pack kills one of them.
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