buckshee

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Noun

buckshee (plural buckshees)

1. A gift or bribe.
2. An extra portion, ration etc.
3. A wound that is relatively minor but sufficient to get a soldier sent away from the front to the hospital.

Adjective

buckshee (not comparable)

1. (slang) Extra, spare.
   • 1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage 2014, p. 35:

     However, you come along about nine o'clock. There's some buckshee rum.

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