buckskin /ˈbʌkˌskɪn/noun 7adjective 1forms 1 noun7 •The skin of a male deer, a buck. •A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin. •Clothing made from buckskin. •Breeches made of buckskin.I have alluded to his buckskins. — 1847 •A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat and black mane and tail. •A grayish yellow in colour. •A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, / An' did the buckskins claw, man. — 1784 adjective1 •Of a grayish yellow in colour. formsbuckskins