steenbok
[ steen-bok, steyn- ]
noun,plural steen·boks, (especially collectively) steen·bok.
a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.
Origin of steenbok
1- Also steinbok.
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 WarmeloUp 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
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
1C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch steen stone + bok buck 1; Compare steinbock
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