steenbok

American  

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

noun

steenboks, plural steenbok plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• steenbok
  plural
• steenboks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of steenbok

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

Example Sentences

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Groot Willem looked to discover the cause of this odd manoeuvring on the part of the steenbok; something among the olean-wood trees seemed to attract the notice of the animal.

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

Or a flock of ostriches would career across our path, their huge strides covering the ground at an incredible pace; queer-looking hartebeest were also plentiful, and duiker, steenbok, and smaller fry abounded everywhere.

From A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa by Cornell, Frederick

And yet the steenbok did not appear to dread it.

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

Of antelopes the following species are plentiful in parts: springbok, steenbok, kudu, rietbok, pallah; of monkeys, the Cynocephalus porcarius is frequent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

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

We set up some guinea-fowl and other birds, and startled a hare, but let them go, as our aim was steenboks.

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

I had read and heard much of steenboks, and other noble game, but we saw nothing of the kind, not even a monkey; nor did we even hear the laugh of the hyena at night.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet