buck
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3.5
- noun
- /bʌk/
:
macho
- One day, the two princes were stalking a beautiful buck.
- mature buck
- buck (male deer)
- a buck's territory
They all see the kill, but sometimes the prey wins and and a big mail buck will will do that and fight with it's antlers.
- They all see the kill, but sometimes the prey wins and and a big mail buck will will do that and fight with it's antlers.
- And from the shape of the skull, we can deduce that he was probably an alpha buck that slayed mad puss on The Reg.
Examples
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In the center of the painting, two fallow deer bucks are fighting, while other males look on.
Academic text (1991) -
On their hunting trip, they spotted a magnificent buck grazing peacefully in the meadow.
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If you were a local, you knew which big buck had been spotted.
Fiction book (1994) -
There were seven of them: three beautiful does, a buck, and three young and spotted fawns.
Fiction book (1990) -
And, in the corner near the door, a large buck hangs from the ceiling by its antlers.
Fiction book (1990) -
On the lek, estrous does were chased between territories by young bucks about three times per hour.
Academic text (1991) -
During the fall, many hunters seek to observe a large buck in its natural habitat.
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The farmer noticed a buck approaching the fence at dusk, searching for food.
Idioms
A loss for investors that happens when a money market fund's share falls below one dollar
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buck for a male deer comes from an old English word for a male goat or stag, so it simply names the male animal.