A Buck of the first Head (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

A Buck of the first Head

One who in debauchery surpasses the rest of his companions, a blood or choice spirit. There are in London divers lodges or societies of Bucks, formed in imitation of the Free Masons: one was held at the Rose, in Monkwell-street, about the year 1705. The president is styled the Grand Buck. A buck sometimes signifies a cuckold.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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