Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Buck \Buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b["u]ken, Dan.
byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the
preceding noun.]
1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in
bleaching.
2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by
beating them on stones in running water.
3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.
Bucking \Buck"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an
alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the
liquid used. --Tomlinson.
2. A washing.
3. The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.
{Bucking iron} (Mining), a broad-faced hammer, used in
bucking or breaking up ores.
{Bucking kier} (Manuf.), a large circular boiler, or kier,
used in bleaching.
{Bucking stool}, a washing block.