sassaby
[ sas-uh-bee ]
/ ˈsæs ə bi /
noun, plural sas·sa·bies.
a large, blackish-red South African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, having curved horns.
Origin of sassaby
1810–20; said to be < Tswana
Words nearby sassaby
saskatchewan party,
saskatchewanian,
saskatoon,
sasquatch,
sass,
sassaby,
sassafras,
sassafras oil,
sassafras tea,
sassanid,
sassari
Example sentences from the Web for sassaby
At length, pushing on ahead, we saw before us a small antelope called a sassaby.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas |W.H.G. KingstonWe have a grand supper to-night,” said Alexander; “what shall I help you to—harte-beest, sassaby, or rhinoceros?
The Mission; or Scenes in Africa |Captain Frederick Marryat
British Dictionary definitions for sassaby
sassaby
/ (ˈsæsəbɪ) /
noun plural -bies
an African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, of grasslands and semideserts, having angular curved horns and an elongated muzzle: thought to be the swiftest hoofed mammal
Word Origin for sassaby
C19: from Bantu
tshêsêbê