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

About twenty blesbuck turned and came straight past John, at a distance of forty yards.

From Jess by Henry Rider Haggard

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

This went on for nearly an hour, in which time he had fired twenty-seven cartridges and killed three blesbuck and wounded a vilderbeeste, which they proceeded to chase.

From Jess by Henry Rider Haggard

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

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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