sassaby

[ sas-uh-bee ]

noun,plural sas·sa·bies.

a large, blackish-red South African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, having curved horns.

Origin of sassaby

1810–20; said to be <Tswana

Words Nearby sassaby

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How to use sassaby in a sentence

We have a grand supper to-night,” said Alexander; “what shall I help you to—harte-beest, sassaby, or rhinoceros?
The Mission; or Scenes in Africa | Captain Frederick Marryat
At length, pushing on ahead, we saw before us a small antelope called a sassaby.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas | W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for sassaby

sassaby

/ (ˈsæsəbɪ) /

nounplural -bies

an African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, of grasslands and semideserts, having angular curved horns and an elongated muzzle: thought to be the swiftest hoofed mammal

Origin of sassaby

C19: from Bantu tshêsêbê

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