waterbokn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəbɒk/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌbɑk/,

/ˈwɑdərˌbɑk/, South African English

/ˈwɔːtəbɒk/

Forms: 1800s waterboc, 1800s– waterbock, 1800s– waterbok.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch waterbok.

Etymology: < South African Dutch waterbok (although not attested in this sense earlier than quot. 1835; Afrikaans waterbok ) < Dutch water water n. + bok (see buck n.¹). Compare slightly later waterbuck n. 2.

Chiefly South African.

The waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Reduncinae > genus Kobus > kobus ellipsiprymnus (water-buck)

waterbok1835

waterbuck1838

water antelope1844

sing-sing1854

Uganda kob1896

Nile lechwe1937

1835 A. Smith Diary 20 Sept. (1940) II. 240 The flesh coarse-grained and exactly like the flesh of the waterbok.

1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile iii. 36 ‘The bags’ we made counted two brindled gnŭ, four water-boc, one pallah-boc, and one pig.

1873 E. E. Frewer tr. G. Schweinfurth Heart of Afr. (1878) v. 160 These antelopes belonged to the Waterboks (Antilope ellipsiprymna)... The hair of this species of Waterbock is extremely long and soft.

1907 Proc. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 7 59 The hide of the waterbok is valued by the natives for making their sandals.

2004 D. Lennard Extreme Golf (2006) 78 Water hazards and lush grass make the environment appealing to their prey, including waterbok and impala.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waterbok
释义	waterbokn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəbɒk/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌbɑk/, /ˈwɑdərˌbɑk/, South African English /ˈwɔːtəbɒk/ Forms: 1800s waterboc, 1800s– waterbock, 1800s– waterbok. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch waterbok. Etymology: < South African Dutch waterbok (although not attested in this sense earlier than quot. 1835; Afrikaans waterbok ) < Dutch water water n. + bok (see buck n.¹). Compare slightly later waterbuck n. 2. Chiefly South African. The waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Reduncinae > genus Kobus > kobus ellipsiprymnus (water-buck) waterbok1835 waterbuck1838 water antelope1844 sing-sing1854 Uganda kob1896 Nile lechwe1937 1835 A. Smith Diary 20 Sept. (1940) II. 240 The flesh coarse-grained and exactly like the flesh of the waterbok. 1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile iii. 36 ‘The bags’ we made counted two brindled gnŭ, four water-boc, one pallah-boc, and one pig. 1873 E. E. Frewer tr. G. Schweinfurth Heart of Afr. (1878) v. 160 These antelopes belonged to the Waterboks (Antilope ellipsiprymna)... The hair of this species of Waterbock is extremely long and soft. 1907 Proc. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 7 59 The hide of the waterbok is valued by the natives for making their sandals. 2004 D. Lennard Extreme Golf (2006) 78 Water hazards and lush grass make the environment appealing to their prey, including waterbok and impala. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1835
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