roebuckn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊbʌk/, U.S.

/ˈroʊˌbək/

Inflections: Plural roebucks, unchanged.

Forms:

α. Middle English roobuc, Middle English roobucke, Middle English roobuk, Middle English roobukke, Middle English–1500s robucke, 1500s rhobucke, 1500s roobuck, 1500s rowbucke, 1500s rowebucke, 1500s–1600s roebucke, 1500s– roebuck, 1600s rowebuck; N.E.D. (1909) also records late Middle English roebucke.

β. Chiefly northern late Middle English raabuke, late Middle English rabuke; Scottish pre-1700 raabuke, pre-1700 rabuik, pre-1700 rabuk, pre-1700 raibuk, pre-1700 raybuck, pre-1700 raybuk, pre-1700 reabuk, pre-1700 rebuke, 1700s– raebuck.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch reebuck (Dutch reebok ), Middle Low German rēbok , rēbuk , Old High German rēhbock (Middle High German rēchboc , German Rehbock ), Old Icelandic rábukkr , Old Swedish rabukker (Swedish råbock ), Old Danish rabuk (Danish råbuk ) < the Germanic base of roe n.¹ + the Germanic base of buck n.¹ Compare earlier roe n.¹, roe deer n.Attested earlier in surnames, as Hulle Robucke (1209), Alanus Rabuc (1210), Adam Rabuck (1246), etc.

A roe deer (genus Capreolus); later spec. the buck or male. Frequently attributive. See roe n.¹In quot. 1612 at β. as the name of a ship.

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a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 337 (MED) It is i-knowe þat roobukkes [L. capreis] beeþ noon þere.

c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 24 (MED) The Roo buk is a commen beest ynowe and þerfore me nedeþ not to telle of his makyng.

1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. eij^v A fayre Roobucke and a fayre doo.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 263/1 Rho bucke, a beest.

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xlv. 143 He is not called a greate Rowebucke, but a fayre Rowbucke.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vi. sig. F2^v He would him make..The Robuckes in flight to ouertake.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 206 They tooke them to bee Serpents, beeing in quantity as bigge as Roe-Buckes.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 106 Roe-buck. The flesh is better than that of other wild creatures.

1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. ix. 296 This natural wall along which..a Roe-buck would hardly have clamber'd.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 71 They resemble the roe-buck in the colour and nature of their hair.

1801 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. II. 288 It is about the size of the common or European Roebuck.

1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 513 Roe bucks are occasionally stalked with the ·360 Express rifle.

1892 H. A. Macpherson Fauna Lakeland 72 A coat of arms which included three Roebuck heads.

1939 Z. N. Hurston Moses xxii. 187 Joshua bolted off like a roebuck.

1972 G. K. Whitehead Deer of World iii. 25 Castration..of a Roebuck causes a malformed head generally referred to as a ‘perruque’ or ‘wig-head’.

2006 Field July 54/2 Roebuck offer exciting and challenging sport and pursuing them is a great way to spend a long summers' evening.

β. 1448 in J. B. Paul Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1882) II. 67/1 [Reddendo annuatim dicto domino superiori unum] rabukhed.1471 in J. Stuart & G. Burnett Exchequer Rolls Scotl. (1885) VIII. 36 [De ij capitibus de] rabukkis.?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 101^v A Rabuke [1483 BL Add. 89074 Raa buke], caprius, caprea.a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 700/1 (MED) Capra, dacas..a rabuke.1551 in W. Cramond Rec. Elgin (1903) I. 107 Tua raybuck skynnis.1594 Edinb. Test. XXVII. f. 298^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Rabuk xx ra and rabuik skynnis at xl s. the peice.a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 338 Wther small beistis as re and rebuke.1612 Compt. Bk. D. Wedderburne (1898) 231 [A] schip callit the Reabuk.1721 in W. Fraser Chiefs of Grant (1883) II. 418 To thank you for your rae buck and all your other favours.1841 T. D. Lauder Legendary Tales Highlands III. 26 Yonder comes Shon himsel', rinnin' like ony rae-buck!1901 R. Reid From Trenches in J. D. Borthwick Poems & Songs South African War 141 As raucle and stieve a loon As ever gralloch'd a raebuck.2009 www.50manmachine.com 2 Sept. (O.E.D. Archive) Raebuck (roe deer) antler with carbon steel blade, wood and leather sheath with sterling silver metalwork.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roebuck
释义	roebuckn. Brit. /ˈrəʊbʌk/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌbək/ Inflections: Plural roebucks, unchanged. Forms: α. Middle English roobuc, Middle English roobucke, Middle English roobuk, Middle English roobukke, Middle English–1500s robucke, 1500s rhobucke, 1500s roobuck, 1500s rowbucke, 1500s rowebucke, 1500s–1600s roebucke, 1500s– roebuck, 1600s rowebuck; N.E.D. (1909) also records late Middle English roebucke. β. Chiefly northern late Middle English raabuke, late Middle English rabuke; Scottish pre-1700 raabuke, pre-1700 rabuik, pre-1700 rabuk, pre-1700 raibuk, pre-1700 raybuck, pre-1700 raybuk, pre-1700 reabuk, pre-1700 rebuke, 1700s– raebuck. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch reebuck (Dutch reebok ), Middle Low German rēbok , rēbuk , Old High German rēhbock (Middle High German rēchboc , German Rehbock ), Old Icelandic rábukkr , Old Swedish rabukker (Swedish råbock ), Old Danish rabuk (Danish råbuk ) < the Germanic base of roe n.¹ + the Germanic base of buck n.¹ Compare earlier roe n.¹, roe deer n.Attested earlier in surnames, as Hulle Robucke (1209), Alanus Rabuc (1210), Adam Rabuck (1246), etc. A roe deer (genus Capreolus); later spec. the buck or male. Frequently attributive. See roe n.¹In quot. 1612 at β. as the name of a ship. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Capreolus (roe deer) > male roebucka1387 girl1486 hemule1486 shingle1660 α. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 337 (MED) It is i-knowe þat roobukkes [L. capreis] beeþ noon þere. c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 24 (MED) The Roo buk is a commen beest ynowe and þerfore me nedeþ not to telle of his makyng. 1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. eij^v A fayre Roobucke and a fayre doo. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 263/1 Rho bucke, a beest. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xlv. 143 He is not called a greate Rowebucke, but a fayre Rowbucke. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vi. sig. F2^v He would him make..The Robuckes in flight to ouertake. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 206 They tooke them to bee Serpents, beeing in quantity as bigge as Roe-Buckes. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 106 Roe-buck. The flesh is better than that of other wild creatures. 1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. ix. 296 This natural wall along which..a Roe-buck would hardly have clamber'd. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 71 They resemble the roe-buck in the colour and nature of their hair. 1801 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. II. 288 It is about the size of the common or European Roebuck. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 513 Roe bucks are occasionally stalked with the ·360 Express rifle. 1892 H. A. Macpherson Fauna Lakeland 72 A coat of arms which included three Roebuck heads. 1939 Z. N. Hurston Moses xxii. 187 Joshua bolted off like a roebuck. 1972 G. K. Whitehead Deer of World iii. 25 Castration..of a Roebuck causes a malformed head generally referred to as a ‘perruque’ or ‘wig-head’. 2006 Field July 54/2 Roebuck offer exciting and challenging sport and pursuing them is a great way to spend a long summers' evening. β. 1448 in J. B. Paul Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1882) II. 67/1 [Reddendo annuatim dicto domino superiori unum] rabukhed.1471 in J. Stuart & G. Burnett Exchequer Rolls Scotl. (1885) VIII. 36 [De ij capitibus de] rabukkis.?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 101^v A Rabuke [1483 BL Add. 89074 Raa buke], caprius, caprea.a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 700/1 (MED) Capra, dacas..a rabuke.1551 in W. Cramond Rec. Elgin (1903) I. 107 Tua raybuck skynnis.1594 Edinb. Test. XXVII. f. 298^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Rabuk xx ra and rabuik skynnis at xl s. the peice.a1600 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 338 Wther small beistis as re and rebuke.1612 Compt. Bk. D. Wedderburne (1898) 231 [A] schip callit the Reabuk.1721 in W. Fraser Chiefs of Grant (1883) II. 418 To thank you for your rae buck and all your other favours.1841 T. D. Lauder Legendary Tales Highlands III. 26 Yonder comes Shon himsel', rinnin' like ony rae-buck!1901 R. Reid From Trenches in J. D. Borthwick Poems & Songs South African War 141 As raucle and stieve a loon As ever gralloch'd a raebuck.2009 www.50manmachine.com 2 Sept. (O.E.D. Archive) Raebuck (roe deer) antler with carbon steel blade, wood and leather sheath with sterling silver metalwork. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1387
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