'Bucking iron' definitions:

Definition of 'Bucking iron'

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]