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kob

[ kob, kohb ]

noun

  1. an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.


kob

/ kɒb /

noun

  1. any of several species of African antelope, esp Kobus kob: similar to waterbucks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kob1

1765–75; said to be < Wolof koba
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kob1

C20: from a Niger-Congo language; compare Wolof koba, Fulani kōba
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Example Sentences

Cob, kob, n. a kind of composition of clay and straw for building.—n.

Kob kob kob, It is I, the little owl, Nim be e zhau.

From where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight.

The cob, sometimes spelled kob, however, is only an antelope, although a graceful and handsome one.

The kob kobs are wooden clogs made to raise the feet out of the mud and water, having a little strap over the toe to keep it on the foot.

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