any of various antelopes with vertical white stripes on the back, esp the bushbuck
harnessed antelope in American English
noun
any African antelope of the genus Tragelaphus, esp. the bushbuck, having the body marked with white stripes and spots that resemble a harness, and, in the male, long, gently spiraling horns
Word origin
[1780–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, carbon, carton, fluff, oxygen