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Buckle. A metallic clasp, with one or more movable 

 tongues within the clasp, for the purpose of holding together 

 two straps, or belts, or the ends of the same piece of leather, 

 upon a harness. 



Buck Knees. Knees inclining towards each other. 



Bug-g'y. [Eng.] A light, one-horse, two-wheeled vehicle, 

 without a top or hood. In the United States the word is aj)- 

 plied to a light, one-horse, four-wheeled carriage, with one 

 seat, and either witli or without a top. 



Buttock, Point of. The bony prominence M^hich is 

 the rearmost point of the pelvis. It is a few inches below the 

 root of the tail. 



Buttresses. The points of the wall of the hoof, on 

 each side near the heel, where it suddenly bends inward and 

 forward. 



