bucking3 (buking)

[Verbal n. of buck3, v. Also written bowking.] The act or proce of steeping or soaking in lye or caustic soda, as in bleaching cotton thread, etc. The boiling (also called " bowking " or " bucking ") with caustic soda solution takes place in large iron boilers or "kiers." J. J. Hummel , The Dyeing of Textile Fabrics, p. 73. bucking4 (buk'ing), n. [Verbal n. of buck4 , v .] The act of breaking or pulverizing ore. Bucking ham lace. See lace . bucking-iron (buk'ing-ī"ėrn), n. In mining , a tool for bucking or pulverizing ore. bucking-kier (buk'ing-ker), n. A large circular boiler or kier used in bleaching. bucking-plate (buk'ing-plat), n. In mining, an iron plate on which the ores are placed in the proce of bucking.