springbuckn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋbʌk/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋˌbək/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: springbok n.

Etymology: Alteration of springbok n., after buck n.¹

The springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis.

ΘΚΠ

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

springbok1776

springbuck1776

springer1781

trek-bok1824

1776 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 311 They informed us, they had seen great flocks of the spring bucks.

1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 290 Numbers of that beautiful antelope, the Spring buck,..were seen.

1887 H. R. Haggard Jess x. 88 A couple of dozen or so of graceful yellow springbuck.

1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo ix. 154 Every hunter in the past had his theory as to why springbuck pronk, just as every Karoo farmer has today.

2009 Afr. Exped. Mag. Mar. 33/1 When a springbuck pronks, it lowers its head, arches its back, and bounces stiff-kneed off the ground in a series of high leaps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	springbuck
释义	springbuckn. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋbʌk/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋˌbək/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: springbok n. Etymology: Alteration of springbok n., after buck n.¹ The springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Antidoreas (springbok) springbok1776 springbuck1776 springer1781 trek-bok1824 1776 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 311 They informed us, they had seen great flocks of the spring bucks. 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 290 Numbers of that beautiful antelope, the Spring buck,..were seen. 1887 H. R. Haggard Jess x. 88 A couple of dozen or so of graceful yellow springbuck. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo ix. 154 Every hunter in the past had his theory as to why springbuck pronk, just as every Karoo farmer has today. 2009 Afr. Exped. Mag. Mar. 33/1 When a springbuck pronks, it lowers its head, arches its back, and bounces stiff-kneed off the ground in a series of high leaps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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