Buck
This word is a shortened form of buckskin, the unit of trading that was used by the Indians in America. It first appeared in writing in the early 19th century and today it's used as the slang term for a dollar.
Esta palabra es una forma abreviada de buckskin (piel de ciervo), la unidad de comercio que usaban los indios en Norteamérica. Apareció escrita por primera vez a principios del siglo XIX y hoy en día se utiliza como el término informal para nombrar un dólar.
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