steenbok

American  

[steen-bok, steyn-] / ˈstinˌbɒk, ˈsteɪn- /

noun

plural

steenboks,

plural

steenbok

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

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steenbok British  

/ ˈstiːnˌbɒk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of steenbok

1765–75; < Afrikaans < Dutch steen stone + bok buck ¹

Example Sentences

All at once the steenbok was forgotten, and the snake became the object of the hunter’s skill.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

Groot Willem, when he came nigh, recognised this antelope to be the steenbok, for he had met with it before, as it is common throughout the colony, inhabiting high lying grounds where there are bushes.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

Up leaped a steenbok, which ran a hundred yards or so, and stopped to look at me.

From Six Months at the Cape by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Groot Willem did not spend a thought upon these matters, he only thought of “stalking” the steenbok, and having its ribs for a roast at supper.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

On it were usually to be found hares, Namaqua partridges, korhaan, and an occasional steenbok.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)