bokn.adj.

Brit.

/bɒk/, U.S.

/bɑk/, South African English

/bɒk/

Inflections: Plural boks, bokke Brit. /ˈbɒkə/, U.S. /ˈbɑkə/, South African English /ˈbɒkə/, (in sense A. 1 also) unchanged;

Forms: 1800s– bok, 1900s– 'bok (in senses A. 2 and B.).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Dutch bok ; springbok n.

Etymology: Partly < South African Dutch bok antelope (Afrikaans bok ), specific use of Dutch bok male goat, (typically horned) male of similar animals (see buck n.¹), and partly (in sense A. 2) shortened < springbok n. (compare sense A. 2 at that entry).In the plural form bokke after the Afrikaans plural.

A. n.

1. South African.

a. An antelope.Frequently as the second element in common names of species of antelope (as blauwbok n., bontebok n., grysbok n., rietbok n., springbok n., steenbok n., etc.).

ΘΚΠ

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

antelope1417

ante1625

bubal1661

capricerve1661

bok1812

1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. ix. 133 They called..the whole family of the antelopes boks [Ger. Böcke].

1835 A. Smith Diary 24 June (1940) II. 84 A large bok of yellowish colour with indistinct white spots seen towards the base of the Cashan hills.

1889 H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karroo 233 He killed with buck-shot no less than five bok at one shot.

1941 S. Cloete Hill of Doves xxvi. 520 A trek of the bok is something I have never seen.

2015 in A. Goodrich Biltong Hunting iii. 67 If a game farm has a lot of game, you will encounter a bok in an hour or two.

b. A goat.In quot. 1835, the phrase om bokke (‘about goats’) is part of a conversation in Afrikaans.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun]

goatOE

chievera1492

bok1841

1835 T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 2 July in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) 90/2 Row between the Fingoos & hottentots om bokke one man confined.]

1841 B. Shaw Memorials Southern Afr. (rev. ed.) xii. 126 She kindly invited us to supper, for which she had the head of a large Kirpater Bok. [Note] Goat.

1920 F. C. Cornell Glamour of Prospecting 51 Both of them cleared off in the early morning and..brought in a big goat between them... ‘Baas,’ he said, ‘..I did not pay for this bok, he was a present!’

1990 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 1 Dec. 1 Angora rams..are drawing bids of only R70 at auctions, goats as little as R10... Prior to the auction a farmer said he would be ‘pleased to get R20 a bok’.

2. With capital initial. In plural with the: (a nickname for) a South African national sports team, esp. the national rugby union team; = springbok n. 2. Also: a member of such a team.The national cricket team, formerly known as the Springboks, is now known as the Proteas.

ΚΠ

1910 Truth (Brisbane) 27 Nov. 8/3 Springboks v. Queensland... The 'Boks got 10 runs off his first over.

1912 S. Afr. 9 Nov. 267/1 The 'Varsity pack were rather light to withstand the South African forwards, but the 'Boks were far too much bent upon passes that were not by any means brilliant.

1970 Cape Times 30 May 4/3 His grandson, Brian Lewis, is a baseball ‘Bok’, much to granddad's pride.

1974 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 27 Oct. 1 Springbok rugby team are flying to France... The Boks are ready for anything—on and off the field.

1985 L. Sampson in J. Askin et al. Style (1990) 52 Schalk's happiness transcends being chosen as a Bok, rises and skirts the kudos of winning a [rugby] test match.

2018 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 June (Sport section) 19 For the Boks, the series was already won and they took the chance to alter their team markedly.

B. adj. (attributive).

With capital initial. Of or relating to a South African national sports team, now esp. the national rugby union team; designating such a team.

ΚΠ

1922 World (Hobart, Tasmania) 1 Apr. 6/4 The Springboks..made their initial appearance in Adelaide in the Australian track championships... The ‘Bok’ captain signalled his first win.

1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 31 May 8 For the first time ever, a Bok cricket team beat the Australians.

1990 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 30 June 3 He went on to gain his Bok colours as a Northern Transvaal player.

2016 Sunday Life (Belfast) (Nexis) 7 Aug. 50 New Bok coach Allister Coetzee has sought to build a more youthful squad to challenge for the next World Cup.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bok
释义	bokn.adj. Brit. /bɒk/, U.S. /bɑk/, South African English /bɒk/ Inflections: Plural boks, bokke Brit. /ˈbɒkə/, U.S. /ˈbɑkə/, South African English /ˈbɒkə/, (in sense A. 1 also) unchanged; Forms: 1800s– bok, 1900s– 'bok (in senses A. 2 and B.). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Dutch bok ; springbok n. Etymology: Partly < South African Dutch bok antelope (Afrikaans bok ), specific use of Dutch bok male goat, (typically horned) male of similar animals (see buck n.¹), and partly (in sense A. 2) shortened < springbok n. (compare sense A. 2 at that entry).In the plural form bokke after the Afrikaans plural. A. n. 1. South African. a. An antelope.Frequently as the second element in common names of species of antelope (as blauwbok n., bontebok n., grysbok n., rietbok n., springbok n., steenbok n., etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] antelope1417 ante1625 bubal1661 capricerve1661 bok1812 1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. ix. 133 They called..the whole family of the antelopes boks [Ger. Böcke]. 1835 A. Smith Diary 24 June (1940) II. 84 A large bok of yellowish colour with indistinct white spots seen towards the base of the Cashan hills. 1889 H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karroo 233 He killed with buck-shot no less than five bok at one shot. 1941 S. Cloete Hill of Doves xxvi. 520 A trek of the bok is something I have never seen. 2015 in A. Goodrich Biltong Hunting iii. 67 If a game farm has a lot of game, you will encounter a bok in an hour or two. b. A goat.In quot. 1835, the phrase om bokke (‘about goats’) is part of a conversation in Afrikaans. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] goatOE chievera1492 bok1841 1835 T. H. Bowker Jrnl. 2 July in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) 90/2 Row between the Fingoos & hottentots om bokke one man confined.] 1841 B. Shaw Memorials Southern Afr. (rev. ed.) xii. 126 She kindly invited us to supper, for which she had the head of a large Kirpater Bok. [Note] Goat. 1920 F. C. Cornell Glamour of Prospecting 51 Both of them cleared off in the early morning and..brought in a big goat between them... ‘Baas,’ he said, ‘..I did not pay for this bok, he was a present!’ 1990 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 1 Dec. 1 Angora rams..are drawing bids of only R70 at auctions, goats as little as R10... Prior to the auction a farmer said he would be ‘pleased to get R20 a bok’. 2. With capital initial. In plural with the: (a nickname for) a South African national sports team, esp. the national rugby union team; = springbok n. 2. Also: a member of such a team.The national cricket team, formerly known as the Springboks, is now known as the Proteas. ΚΠ 1910 Truth (Brisbane) 27 Nov. 8/3 Springboks v. Queensland... The 'Boks got 10 runs off his first over. 1912 S. Afr. 9 Nov. 267/1 The 'Varsity pack were rather light to withstand the South African forwards, but the 'Boks were far too much bent upon passes that were not by any means brilliant. 1970 Cape Times 30 May 4/3 His grandson, Brian Lewis, is a baseball ‘Bok’, much to granddad's pride. 1974 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 27 Oct. 1 Springbok rugby team are flying to France... The Boks are ready for anything—on and off the field. 1985 L. Sampson in J. Askin et al. Style (1990) 52 Schalk's happiness transcends being chosen as a Bok, rises and skirts the kudos of winning a [rugby] test match. 2018 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 June (Sport section) 19 For the Boks, the series was already won and they took the chance to alter their team markedly. B. adj. (attributive). With capital initial. Of or relating to a South African national sports team, now esp. the national rugby union team; designating such a team. ΚΠ 1922 World (Hobart, Tasmania) 1 Apr. 6/4 The Springboks..made their initial appearance in Adelaide in the Australian track championships... The ‘Bok’ captain signalled his first win. 1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 31 May 8 For the first time ever, a Bok cricket team beat the Australians. 1990 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 30 June 3 He went on to gain his Bok colours as a Northern Transvaal player. 2016 Sunday Life (Belfast) (Nexis) 7 Aug. 50 New Bok coach Allister Coetzee has sought to build a more youthful squad to challenge for the next World Cup. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1812
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