I. ˈbəkē noun
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Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin buccinum, bucinum, a shellfish used in dyeing purple, from bucina, buccina trumpet, shell used as a trumpet — more at buccina
chiefly Scotland : a spiral-shelled marine gastropod or its shell ; especially : red whelk
II. noun
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Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin buccinum
Scotland : a perverse intractable person
III. noun
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Etymology: origin unknown
New England : alewife 1a ; especially : an alewife smoked for food