koodoo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The king was too fat to ride much, but he used to follow to the chase of the koodoo.
From O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas by Stables, Gordon
I could not hear the name or see the spoor of koodoo without a pang of regret and the thought that never again would such a chance occur.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
Then with a snort of fury the koodoo, half rising, gave its head a wild upward sweep, and shook.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
I was wet through from the hard work, and so winded that further effort seemed almost impossible; but we plodded away—the picture of the koodoo bull luring me on, and Jock content with any chase.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
The place was riddled with game tracks, and we saw spoor of koodoo and eland several times, and tracks innumerable of wild pig, rietbuck, bushbuck, and duiker.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
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