Ma'anar ƙamus na "buckram" wani ƙaƙƙarfan auduga ne ko ɗigon lilin wanda aka yi masa magani tare da ma'aunin ƙima don mai da shi tauri da juriya da ruwa. Ana amfani da Buckram sau da yawa wajen ɗaure littattafai don ƙarfafa kashin baya da murfin littattafai masu wuya, da kuma a cikin kayan masarufi don samar da tsari da tsari ga huluna. Ana kuma iya amfani da ita wajen kera kayan sawa, kayan sawa, da sauran kayan masaku. A matsayin fi’ili, “zuwa buckram” na nufin tauri ko ƙarfafa da buckram.