impoofn.

1785 G. Forster tr. A. Sparrman Voy. Cape Good Hope II. xiv. 205 In one of the places above referred to, I have mentioned that it [sc. the eland] is called by the Caffres empofos; I have since found..that it is likewise called by the same nation poffo.

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 89/1 The Canna,..improperly called eland or elk by the Dutch colonists of South Africa, and impoof by the Caffres.

1839 W. C. Harris Wild Sports S. Afr. x. 83 During the day I killed another impoofo, which actually measured nineteen hands two inches at the shoulder.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 101/2 The eland or impophoo (Boselaphus Oreas) is one of the largest of the antelopes.

1884 Cassell's Nat. Hist. III. 21 Writing on the hunting of these creatures, known in South Africa as the Impoofo, the same author [sc. W. Cornwallis Harris] remarks that, ‘notwithstanding the unwieldy shape of these animals, they had at first greatly exceeded the speed of our jaded horses’.

1900 P. L. Sclater & M. R. O. Thomas Bk. Antelopes IV. 198 Eland of the Dutch at the Cape... Impofo of the Amandabele, Zulu, and Kafirs... Mpofu (Swaheli).

1964 E. P. Walker et al. Mammals of World II. 1419 (heading) Elands; Elande, Eland Antilope, Impofo, Pofu, Siruwa (native names).