gemsbok

[ gemz-bok ]

/ ˈgɛmzˌbɒk /

a large antelope, Oryx gazella, of southern and eastern Africa, having long, straight horns and a long, tufted tail.

Also gemsbuck.

Also called oryx.

Origin of gemsbok

1770–80; < Afrikaans < German Gemsbock male chamois. See gems, buck¹

gemmy, gemology, gemot, gempylid, gems, gemsbok, gemsbuck, gemstone, gemütlich, gemütlichkeit, gen

He learned that the evicted crew of the Gemsbok had been living in the hut nearby.

A Transmutation of Muddles |Horace Brown Fyfe
Another very fine antelope is the gemsbok, which is found in the more desert regions of Southwestern Africa.

The Animal World, A Book of Natural History |Theodore Wood
To cover his hesitation, he turned to take his first good look at the hull of the Gemsbok.

A Transmutation of Muddles |Horace Brown Fyfe
The antelope was dead, but the lion still alive; though the horns of the gemsbok had passed through his body.

The Mission; or Scenes in Africa |Captain Frederick Marryat

When they arrived at the site, crewmen from the Gemsbok saw fit to take Voorhis in charge and carry him into their hut.

A Transmutation of Muddles |Horace Brown Fyfe

gemsbok

/ (ˈɡɛmzˌbʌk) /

Southern African another word for oryx

C18: from Afrikaans, from German Gemsbock, from Gemse chamois + Bock buck 1