blesbuck

American  

[bles-buhk] / ˈblɛsˌbʌk /

noun

• blesbucks,
  plural
• blesbuck
  plural

1. blesbok.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blesbuck
  plural
• blesbucks
  plural

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Example Sentences

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blesbuck blesbucks

I remember a locality called "Leeuw Dooms" where blesbuck, wildebeeste, and quagga were in almost incredible abundance.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

Just beyond the outskirts of the town were herds of wildebeeste, blesbuck, and quagga grazing quietly about, like so many herds of cattle.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

On our way through the Orange Free State we saw immense herds of springbuck and an occasional herd of blesbuck and wildebeeste.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

That was about six months earlier than the time of which I write, and during those months I had often used this rifle for the shooting of game, such as blesbuck and also of bustards.

From Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain by Henry Rider Haggard

But how large the spoor was; it suggested blesbuck rather than springbuck.

From Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

I verily believe that my life was saved through the accident of those blesbucks being behind the dyke and close enough for me to be able to kill one.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

I have seen hundreds of springbucks sold for a shilling apiece; blesbucks and wildebeeste for half a crown.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

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