sassaby

American

[sas-uh-bee] / ˈsæs ə bi /

noun

PLURAL

sassabies

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

sassaby British

/ ˈsæsəbɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sassaby

1810–20; said to be < Tswana

Example Sentences

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Baasjes know, he can run fast—faster even than the sassaby.

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At length, pushing on ahead, we saw before us a small antelope called a sassaby.

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On, swifter than a sassaby and surer-footed than a fox; now the worst of the road was passed, and a long, smooth slope, almost free from stones, led them to the grassy plain beneath.

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