Bucky

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See also: bucky

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bucky

  1. A surname
Derived terms

Noun

Bucky (plural Buckies)

  1. (medicine, informal) Short for Potter-Bucky diaphragm.
    • 1960, Charles A. Jacobi, Donald E. Hagen, X-ray Technology, page 74:
      The recipromatic Bucky differs from the manually cocked Bucky in that the grid travels in both directions across the table during the exposure.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bucky

  1. A nickname for someone with the name Buck, or a given name derived from this.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Bucky

  1. (slang) Alternative form of Buckie (Buckfast Tonic Wine)