steenbok
[ steen-bok, steyn- ]
/ ˈstinˌbɒk, ˈsteɪn- /
noun, plural steen·boks, (especially collectively) steen·bok.
a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.
Also
steinbok.
Words nearby steenbok
steelworker,
steelworks,
steely,
steelyard,
steen,
steenbok,
steenbras,
steep,
steepen,
steeple,
steeple cup
Example sentences from the Web for steenbok
Up leaped a steenbok, which ran a hundred yards or so, and stopped to look at me.
Six Months at the Cape |R.M. BallantyneOn March 10 my faithful brown pony Steenbok died of horse-sickness.
On Commando |Dietlof Van Warmelo
British Dictionary definitions for steenbok
steenbok
/ (ˈstiːnˌbɒk) /
noun plural -boks or -bok
a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of central and southern Africa, having a reddish-brown coat and straight smooth horns
Also called: steinbok
Word Origin for steenbok
C18: from Afrikaans, from Dutch
steen stone +
bok
buck
1; Compare
steinbock