prongbuckn.

Brit.

/ˈprɒŋbʌk/, U.S.

/ˈprɔŋˌbək/,

/ˈprɑŋˌbək/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, prongbucks.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prong n.², buck n.¹

Etymology: < prong n.² + buck n.¹ Compare earlier pronghorn n.

Chiefly U.S.

A pronghorn, esp. a male.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > family Antilocapridae (pronghorn antelope)

mazame1775

antelope1805

jumping deer1806

Missouri antelope1806

cabrie1807

prong-horned antelopea1815

pronghorn1823

kaama1824

prongbuck1834

prongdoe1890

1834 Penny Cycl. II. 71/2 The prongbuck inhabits all the western parts of North America from the 53° of north latitude to the plains of Mexico and California.

1867 J. K. Lord At Home in Wilderness 262 I believe I once saved my own, and several men's lives, by following the tracks of Prongbuck to their drinking places.

1902 T. Roosevelt in Deer Family (Sportsm. Libr.) 98 The prongbuck or pronghorn antelope..is..the only hollow-horn ruminant which annually sheds its horns as deer do their antlers.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 437 Young prongbuck are very liable to be attacked by wolves.

1941 A. B. Hart & H. R. Ferleger Theodore Roosevelt Cycl. 486 Prongbucks are very fast runners indeed.

1967 T. W. Blackburn Good Day to Die vii. 58 They returned with a small prongbuck. The old woman went at the carcass knowingly.

2000 Sports Afield (Nexis) 1 May 72 Marlow slogged into camp carrying the head and haunches of a wide-paddled prongbuck, the sharp, curved horns tipped in ivory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prongbuck
释义	prongbuckn. Brit. /ˈprɒŋbʌk/, U.S. /ˈprɔŋˌbək/, /ˈprɑŋˌbək/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, prongbucks. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prong n.², buck n.¹ Etymology: < prong n.² + buck n.¹ Compare earlier pronghorn n. Chiefly U.S. A pronghorn, esp. a male. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > family Antilocapridae (pronghorn antelope) mazame1775 antelope1805 jumping deer1806 Missouri antelope1806 cabrie1807 prong-horned antelopea1815 pronghorn1823 kaama1824 prongbuck1834 prongdoe1890 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 71/2 The prongbuck inhabits all the western parts of North America from the 53° of north latitude to the plains of Mexico and California. 1867 J. K. Lord At Home in Wilderness 262 I believe I once saved my own, and several men's lives, by following the tracks of Prongbuck to their drinking places. 1902 T. Roosevelt in Deer Family (Sportsm. Libr.) 98 The prongbuck or pronghorn antelope..is..the only hollow-horn ruminant which annually sheds its horns as deer do their antlers. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 437 Young prongbuck are very liable to be attacked by wolves. 1941 A. B. Hart & H. R. Ferleger Theodore Roosevelt Cycl. 486 Prongbucks are very fast runners indeed. 1967 T. W. Blackburn Good Day to Die vii. 58 They returned with a small prongbuck. The old woman went at the carcass knowingly. 2000 Sports Afield (Nexis) 1 May 72 Marlow slogged into camp carrying the head and haunches of a wide-paddled prongbuck, the sharp, curved horns tipped in ivory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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