Bucket

A Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue · 1811 · p. 2

To kick the bucket; to die. BUCKINGER'S BOOT. The monosyllable. Matthew Buckinger was born without hands and legs; notwithstanding which he drew coats of arms very neatly, and could write the Lord's Prayer within the compa of a shilling; he was married to a tall handsome woman, and traversed the country, shewing himself for money.