English Explanatory Dictionary

bucky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gun.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Bucky (“a Potter-Bucky diaphragm”).
name
  1. A surname
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Potter-Bucky diaphragm.
name
  1. A nickname for someone with the name Buck, or a given name derived from this.
name
  1. Alternative form of Buckie (“Buckfast Tonic Wine”).

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌki/ En-au-bucky.ogg

Word forms

bucky buckies

Etymology

From buckshot.

Related words

buckyball bucky bit buckybowl buckypaper buckyroll buckytube bucky onion

Derived words

bucky Bucky factor Bucky diaphragm Bucky-Potter grid Potter-Bucky diaphragm
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