steinbock
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of steinbock
C17: from German Steinbock; compare steenbok
Example Sentences
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The case is only too clear: my goodness! the steinbock is the—"Der Teu!..." said Andreas, with a comic stop of horror, the rhyme falling cleverly to "ai."
From Vittoria — Complete by Meredith, George
One day they sighted a herd of steinbock.
From The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars by Henty, G.A.
A little boy whose imagination was alive with the tale of the steinbock, declared that her face was awful, and that she had only the use of one foot.
From Vittoria — Complete by Meredith, George
The case is only too clear: my goodness! the steinbock is the——.
From Vittoria — Volume 5 by Meredith, George
"There was a steinbock with a beard; Of no gun was he afeard Piff-paff left of him: piff-paff right of him Piff-paff everywhere, where you get a sight of him."
From Vittoria — Complete by Meredith, George
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