bushbuck

[ boosh-buhk ]

/ ˈbʊʃˌbʌk /

noun, plural bush·bucks, (especially collectively) bush·buck.

a large African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white.

Also called guib.

Compare harnessed antelope.

Origin of bushbuck

1850–55; <Afrikaans bosbok, earlier boschbok, equivalent to bosbush¹ + bokbuck¹

Words nearby bushbuck

bush-bash, bushbashing, bush bean, bushbeater, bush broom, bushbuck, bush canary, bush carpenter, bush clover, bushcraft, bushed

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Example sentences from the Web for bushbuck

"Hartebeest, bushbuck and antelope," replied the explorer calmly.
The Blind Lion of the Congo|Elliott Whitney
He went to a place where he found a bushbuck (imbabala) building a hut.
South-African Folk-Tales|James A. Honey
Sometimes we have kongoni steaks, at other times we have the heart of waterbuck or the liver of bushbuck or impalla.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
Afterwards he whistled in a particular manner, and there fell a storm of hail which killed the bushbuck.
South-African Folk-Tales|James A. Honey

Then came up a bushbuck, and the man told him to sit down by the leopard and wait.
Black Tales for White Children|C. H. Stigand

British Dictionary definitions for bushbuck

bushbuck

boschbok

/ (ˈbʊʃˌbʌk) /

noun plural -bucks, -buck, -boks or -bok

a small nocturnal spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of the bush and tropical forest of Africa. Its coat is reddish-brown with a few white markings

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单词	bushbuck
释义	bushbuck [ boosh-buhk ] / ˈbʊʃˌbʌk / noun, plural bush·bucks, (especially collectively) bush·buck. a large African antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of wooded and bushy regions, having a reddish body streaked or spotted with white. Also called guib. Compare harnessed antelope. Origin of bushbuck 1850–55; <Afrikaans bosbok, earlier boschbok, equivalent to bosbush¹ + bokbuck¹ Words nearby bushbuck bush-bash, bushbashing, bush bean, bushbeater, bush broom, bushbuck, bush canary, bush carpenter, bush clover, bushcraft, bushed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bushbuck "Hartebeest, bushbuck and antelope," replied the explorer calmly. The Blind Lion of the Congo\|Elliott Whitney He went to a place where he found a bushbuck (imbabala) building a hut. South-African Folk-Tales\|James A. Honey Sometimes we have kongoni steaks, at other times we have the heart of waterbuck or the liver of bushbuck or impalla. In Africa\|John T. McCutcheon Afterwards he whistled in a particular manner, and there fell a storm of hail which killed the bushbuck. South-African Folk-Tales\|James A. Honey Then came up a bushbuck, and the man told him to sit down by the leopard and wait. Black Tales for White Children\|C. H. Stigand British Dictionary definitions for bushbuck bushbuck boschbok / (ˈbʊʃˌbʌk) / noun plural -bucks, -buck, -boks or -bok a small nocturnal spiral-horned antelope, Tragelaphus scriptus, of the bush and tropical forest of Africa. Its coat is reddish-brown with a few white markings Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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