blesbuck
Americannoun
plural
blesbucks,plural
blesbuckExample Sentences
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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 Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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 Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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 Haggard, Henry Rider
But how large the spoor was; it suggested blesbuck rather than springbuck.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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 Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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