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springbok

[ spring-bok ]

noun

, plural spring·boks, (especially collectively) spring·bok.
  1. a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.


springbok

1

/ ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk /

noun

  1. an antelope, Antidorcas marsupialis, of semidesert regions of southern Africa, which moves in leaps exposing a patch of white erectile hairs on the rump that are usually covered by a fold of skin
“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


Springbok

2

/ -ˌbɒk; ˈsprɪŋˌbʌk /

noun

  1. a person who has represented South Africa at rugby union
“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 springbok1

1765–75; < Afrikaans. See spring, buck 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of springbok1

C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen to spring + bok goat, buck 1
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Example Sentences

The springbok ordinarily makes its home in the arid, sandy plains called karroos.

The general color of the springbok is a tawny brown on the upper parts of the body.

Once I dashed into a herd of trekking game so suddenly, that a springbok, unable to stop itself, leapt right over me.

It was in these circumstances that we set out shortly before midnight in the pitch darkness from Springbok Valley.

I am fairly good with a knife, and I carved very presentable likenesses of a monkey, a springbok, and a rhinoceros.

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