blesbok

American  

[bles-bok] / ˈblɛsˌbɒk /

noun

blesboks, plural blesbok plural

1. a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face.

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blesbok British  

/ ˈblɛsˌbʌk /

noun

1. an antelope, Damaliscus dorcas (or albifrons ), of southern Africa. The coat is a deep reddish-brown with a white blaze between the eyes; the horns are lyre-shaped

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blesbok
  plural
• blesboks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blesbok

1815–25; < Afrikaans, equivalent to Dutch bles blaze ² + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

Upon seeing a herd of blesbok, he stopped the vehicle and said, “Pffttt,” in the animals’ direction.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 20, 2016

It was a wondrous sight that now, alas! will be seen no more—at any rate upon the Transvaal veld; wilderbeeste, blesbok, springbok, in countless multitudes, and amongst them a few quagga and hartebeeste.

From Benita, an African romance by Haggard, Henry Rider

Suddenly I observed a number of vultures seated on the plain about a quarter of a mile ahead of us, and close beside them stood a huge lioness, consuming a blesbok which she had killed.

From Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians by Gordon-Cumming, Roualeyn

When they had got fairly within the boundaries of the blesbok country, the young yägers resolved to make halt for a day or two, and hunt these beautiful antelopes.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

They had learnt by their experience of yesterday how to “jäg” the blesbok.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne