In the aftermath of disaster, while wondering where my next buck will come from, I wonder also about the nature of that buck. What is it, really? The origin of the word “buck,” meaning a dollar, is uncertain. Some etymologists believe that it was a reference to deerskins. In early America buckskins were more common than silver or gold coins. In some places they served as money. According to a reference at snopes.com, the term was used in 1748 by an explorer named Conrad Weiser. On a trip through Indian territory, in what is now Ohio, Weiser wrote, "He has been robbed of the value of 300 Bucks." A hundred years later, deerskins had fallen into disuse as money but the word buck had come to mean “dollar.” Perhaps we will hit on a use for Key Deer yet.
What's a Buck?
What's a Buck?
What's a Buck?
In the aftermath of disaster, while wondering where my next buck will come from, I wonder also about the nature of that buck. What is it, really? The origin of the word “buck,” meaning a dollar, is uncertain. Some etymologists believe that it was a reference to deerskins. In early America buckskins were more common than silver or gold coins. In some places they served as money. According to a reference at snopes.com, the term was used in 1748 by an explorer named Conrad Weiser. On a trip through Indian territory, in what is now Ohio, Weiser wrote, "He has been robbed of the value of 300 Bucks." A hundred years later, deerskins had fallen into disuse as money but the word buck had come to mean “dollar.” Perhaps we will hit on a use for Key Deer yet.