killbuck

See also: kill-buck

English

Etymology

kill +‎ buck

Noun

killbuck (plural killbucks)

(obsolete) A butcher.
(obsolete, figuratively) A violent person.

Related terms

killcalf, killcow

References

Farmer, John Stephen (1896) Slang and Its Analogues‎, volume 4, page 106

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