'Bucking' definitions:

Definition of 'Bucking'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bucking'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A washing. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]