kob
[ kob, kohb ]
noun
an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
Origin of kob
11765–75; said to be <Wolof koba
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How to use kob in a sentence
You will often see little boys and girls running down steps and paved streets on these dangerous kob kobs.
The Women of the Arabs | Henry Harris Jessup
British Dictionary definitions for kob
kob
/ (kɒb) /
noun
any of several species of African antelope, esp Kobus kob: similar to waterbucks
Origin of kob
1C20: from a Niger-Congo language; compare Wolof koba, Fulani kōba
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