An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.] / (cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal. / (Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.

(finance, derogatory, obsolete) A stockbroking firm which takes small orders from clients and takes them on its own account rather than actually transmitting them to the market. Prevalent in the US 1870s to 1920s; often set up as shop-fronts in the 1920s.

(chiefly US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from 18th c.]

A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not partake in rodeos. / One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage.

The long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique, who pass buckets of water hand-to-hand from the nearest water source to the site of a fire, in an attempt to douse it.

Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus. / Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut. / Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).

An often insulated container for holding ice cubes.

A form-fitting seat for one passenger in automobiles, aircraft, and other such modes of transport.

A simple, distinctively American four-wheeled horse-drawn wagon designed for personal transport as well as for transporting animal fodder and domestic goods, often with a spring-mounted seat for the driver.

plural of buckaroo