blesbuck
Americannoun
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blesbucks,
plural
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blesbuck
plural
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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
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
Yes, there stood a small herd of blesbuck; they were not more than eighty yards away.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
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
About twenty blesbuck turned and came straight past John, at a distance of forty yards.
From Jess by Henry Rider Haggard
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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