blesbok
noun
a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face.
blesboks
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pluralof blesbok.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I’ve seen skins taken off blesboks and wildebeestes full of holes.
From A Dash from Diamond City by F.A. Stewart
On swept the blesboks over the level sward and on galloped Hendrik after them—his horse and dogs running at their utmost speed.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
Towards this angle the blesboks were directing their course!
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
The explanation of their success in this hunt, and their failure when trying the same plan with the blesboks, is not found in any essential difference between the two species.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
There were some springboks and blesboks running on the place—remnants of those mighty herds of game which formerly blackened the Free State plains.
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
