buckie
/ (ˈbʌkɪ) /
nounScot
a whelk or its shell
a lively or boisterous person, esp a youngster
Origin of buckie
1related to Latin buc (c) inum whelk, from buc (c) ina trumpet, horn
Words Nearby buckie
British Dictionary definitions for Buckie (2 of 2)
Buckie
/ (ˈbʌkɪ) /
noun
informal short for Buckfast
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How to use buckie in a sentence
From the singing of an old woman in buckie, Enzie, Banffshire.
The crab and lobster haunt in the crevices; and limpets, mussels, and the white buckie abound.
Records of a Family of Engineers | Robert Louis StevensonYe needna think he cares a buckie for you, ye tow-headed, crawlin' ferlie!
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) CrockettIn various parts of Great Britain it is known as “buckie” and “mutlog.”
It relates to the public treachery of Weir; in proof of which, buckie produces the packet containing the dispatches to the Lords.
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