# bucking

Pronunciation: say "BUK-ing" /ˈbʌkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of buck. — present participle and gerund of buck
   - Simple: Present participle of buck. Use this form for an action happening now or as an -ing naming word.
   - _The colt kept bucking until the rider lost his seat._
   - _Bucking the prevailing trend, she invested when everyone else was selling._

## Noun

2. The act of a four-legged animal kicking both hind legs upward at once.
   - Simple: A quick upward kick of an animal's two back legs at the same time.
   - _A sudden bucking sent the saddle and rider flying._
   - _The mule's repeated bucking made it impossible to load the packs._
3. Cutting a tree into logs after it has been felled and its branches removed.
   - Simple: The work of cutting a fallen tree that has lost its branches into shorter logs.
   - _The bucking of large trunks requires precise cuts to avoid splitting._
   - _After felling, the loggers moved on to the bucking of the timber into eight-foot sections._
4. The process of breaking up or pulverizing ore into smaller fragments.
   - Simple: The work of crushing or smashing ore rock into small pieces.
   - _After bucking, the crushed ore was passed over tables to separate the metal._
   - _The bucking of hard quartz ore demanded heavy iron hammers._
5. The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid as part of bleaching.
   - Simple: The soaking or boiling of cloth in a strong cleaning liquid to help make it white.
   - _The bucking of coarse linen loosened the natural oils before bleaching._
   - _The laundresses repeated the bucking until the fabric lost its yellow tint._
6. The alkaline liquid in which cloth is soaked or boiled during the bleaching process.
   - Simple: The strong cleaning liquid used for soaking cloth when making it white.
   - _Fresh bucking was prepared from wood ash and water._
   - _The bucking turned brown as it drew oils from the cloth._
7. An act of washing, especially of clothes or cloth.
   - Simple: An act of washing clothes or cloth.
   - _The linens were given a thorough bucking before the feast._
   - _A single bucking was rarely enough for the heaviest work clothes._

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