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.

Origin of steenbok

1765–75; < Afrikaans < Dutch steen stone + bok buck1

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. Ballantyne
  • On 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