steenbok

[ steen-bok, steyn- ]

/ ˈstinˌbɒk, ˈsteɪn- /

noun, plural steen·boks, (especially collectively) steen·bok.

a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.

Nearby words

steelworker, steelworks, steely, steelyard, steen, steenbok, steenbras, steep, steepen, steeple, steeple cup

Also steinbok.

Origin of steenbok

1765–75; < Afrikaans < Dutch steen stone + bok buck¹

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Examples from the Web for steenbok

Up leaped a steenbok, which ran a hundred yards or so, and stopped to look at me.
Six Months at the Cape|R.M. Ballantyne
On March 10 my faithful brown pony Steenbok died of horse-sickness.
On Commando|Dietlof Van Warmelo

British Dictionary definitions for steenbok

steenbok

/ (ˈstiːnˌbɒk) /

noun plural -boks or -bok

a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of central and southern Africa, having a reddish-brown coat and straight smooth hornsAlso called: steinbok

Word Origin for steenbok

C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch steen stone + bok buck 1; Compare steinbock

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