See Also: pomphus(medicine)

bucko (iou) and pomphus (medicine)


bucko (iou)



bucko adjective & noun. Nautical slang. Pl. of noun -o(e)s. L19.
[from BUCK noun1 + -O.]
(A person who is) swaggering or domineering.
Comb.: bucko mate an officer who drives the crew by bullying methods.

pomphus (medicine)


pomphus


A wheal or blister.

Origin: G. Pomphos, blister