Buckraking
the practice of accepting large sums of money for speaking to special interest groups.
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- Buck-sergeant
buck sergeant Historical Examples Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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a gift, gratuity, or small bribe. an extra ration or portion. free of charge; gratuitous. Historical Examples Into the Jaws of Death Jack O’Brien The Seventh Manchesters S. J. Wilson adjective (Brit, slang) without charge; free
- Buck-slip
Informal. a paper attached to and showing the destination and source of an interoffice memorandum, file, or the like.
- Buckshot
a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting game, as pheasants or ducks. Historical Examples Two Years in Oregon Wallis Nash With Trapper Jim in the North Woods Lawrence J. Leslie The Book of the Bush George Dunderdale Harper’s Young People, July 20, 1880 Various The Life of Francis Marion William […]