duikerbok

[ dahy-ker-bok ]

noun

plural duikerboks, (especially collectively) duikerbok.

1. duiker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of duikerbok¹

1780–90; < Afrikaans, equivalent to duiker duiker + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

“I think we shall here a rietbok find,” a Dutchman would remark as he rode along the side of a marshy piece of ground covered with long grass and reeds; or “Here—so look for a duikerbok,” as he rides amongst a number of large loose stones near which are low thorny bushes and grass.

From Project Gutenberg

“I think we shall here a rietbok find,” a Dutchman would remark as he rode along the side of a marshy piece of ground covered with long grass and reeds; or “Here—so look for a duikerbok,” as he rides amongst a number of large loose stones near which are low thorny bushes and grass.

From Project Gutenberg