Bucked

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Buck \Buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b["u]ken, Dan.
     byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the
     preceding noun.]
     1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in
        bleaching.


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     2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by
        beating them on stones in running water.
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     3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.
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