Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Scotch name for marine univalve shells in general, as whelks, etc.: especially applied to the red whelk, Chrysodomus antiquus, also called the roaring buckie, from the sound heard when it is held to the ear.
- noun A perverse, refractory person; a mischievous madcap.
- noun Same as
buckie , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.), Scot. A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See
buccinum . - noun [Slang] a perverse, refractory youngster.
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Examples
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Snow, in his own words, he did not give a "buckie" [5] for.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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I think the criminals buckie was refering to was the international war criminals Bush and Cheney.
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I have a 3-D deer target that i keep in my backyard to practice on during deer season with my bow. something kept knocking it over. it happened 3 or 4 times. i thought it might be a nice buck since the rut had started. i set my camera up to see what was happening to buckie. little to my surprise, it wasn't a buck, but a deer's worst nightmare. the backyard kitty.
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You must have some kinda ‘different’ definition of ‘intelligence’, buckie.
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Electric soup — see buckie, also a Scottish comic book.
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"Aye, is't, though, my buckie?" says he, looking more like a spiteful goblin than ever.
Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977
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"Five hundred, my buckie; it's mair than your worth."
Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971
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"Five hundred, my buckie; it's mair than your worth."
Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971
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We thanked our formidable-looking friend for her company and, presenting her with a John o 'Groat's buckie, bade her farewell.
From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor
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The crab and lobster haunt in the crevices; and limpets, mussels, and the white buckie abound.
ruzuzu commented on the word buckie
"1. The Scotch name for marine univalve shells in general, as whelks, etc.: especially applied to the red whelk, Chrysodomus antiquus, also called the roaring buckie, from the sound heard when it is held to the ear.
2. A perverse, refractory person; a mischievous madcap."
- The Century Dictionary
August 6, 2010
bilby commented on the word buckie
Also a town in Scotland. The Wikipedia suggests an etymology: "...being derived from the Gaelic word boc or Welsh bowk, both meaning a buck or male deer so this would suggest the meaning of Buckie as place where male deer gather."
August 6, 2010