| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| |
| buck2 |
| |
| PRONUNCIATION: | b k |
| NOUN: | 1. A sawhorse or sawbuck. 2. A leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration (influenced by buck1) of Dutch bok, male goat, trestle, from Middle Dutch boc.
| | |
| |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
|
|