steenbok

[ steen-bok, steyn- ]

noun,plural steen·boks, (especially collectively) steen·bok.
  1. a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.

Origin of steenbok

1
1765–75; <Afrikaans <Dutch steenstone + bokbuck1

Words Nearby steenbok

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How to use steenbok in a sentence

  • On March 10 my faithful brown pony steenbok died of horse-sickness.

    On Commando | Dietlof Van Warmelo
  • Up leaped a steenbok, which ran a hundred yards or so, and stopped to look at me.

    Six Months at the Cape | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for steenbok

steenbok

/ (ˈstiːnˌbɒk) /


nounplural -boks or -bok
  1. a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of central and southern Africa, having a reddish-brown coat and straight smooth horns: Also called: steinbok

Origin of steenbok

1
C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch steen stone + bok buck 1; Compare steinbock

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