Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large antelope (Oryx gazella) of arid regions of southern Africa, having long spearlike horns and distinctive black and white markings on the head.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The South African oryx, Oryx capensis, a fine large antelope of the group Oryginæ, especially abundant in the Kalahari desert and Damaraland.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A South African antelope (
Oryx Capensis ), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
African antelope of the Oryxgenus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have not only my gemsbok, which is a gem above price, but also as fine
The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Frederick Marryat 1820
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I have not only my gemsbok, which is a gem above price, but also as fine
The Mission Frederick Marryat 1820
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We simply follow the pulling of the rope, and it takes us to a kudu, giraffe, eland, warthog, or gemsbok.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Here were five gemsbok, faces painted like hoofers for the Ziegfeld Follies.
Jay Kirk: Museum Of Natural History And Carl Akeley's Jounrey To Build Its African Wing Jay Kirk 2010
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Louis's garrulous mother, Gerty, has flown up from South Africa to be our cook, and grills up tasty servings of klipspringer and gemsbok, which we wash down with Windhoek lagers, supposedly brewed to German purity rules.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part I Richard Bangs 2011
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It was a package deal offered in partnership with a South African outfit called Frontier Safaris -- the package allowed a duiker, a warthog, an impala, a blesbok, a gemsbok, two species of springbok, a bushbok, a wildebeest, and a kudu.
Plains Game Safari Photos from South Africa's East Cape 2009
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When you first begin, the better known animals are in the front of your mind, The Big Five, kudu sable, roan, gemsbok etc.
Hey Happy Myles, or anybody else, do you have any experience with Chifuti Safaris? 2010
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Big Game Hunting bear big game hunting big game photos caribou elk gemsbok impala kudu moose sheep
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When you first begin, the better known animals are in the front of your mind, The Big Five, kudu sable, roan, gemsbok etc.
Hey Happy Myles, or anybody else, do you have any experience with Chifuti Safaris? 2010
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Louis's garrulous mother, Gerty, has flown up from South Africa to be our cook, and grills up tasty servings of klipspringer and gemsbok, which we wash down with Windhoek lagers, supposedly brewed to German purity rules.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part I Richard Bangs 2011
arby commented on the word gemsbok
I just love the way this word sounds and feels in the mouth. It's so much fun to say!
June 27, 2007
yarb commented on the word gemsbok
I agree, arby.
January 16, 2008
skipvia commented on the word gemsbok
Has anyone ever noticed that yarb and arby are anagrams and that they always agree with each other? Coincidence? I wonder...
January 16, 2008
yarb commented on the word gemsbok
skipvia: see yeppers.
January 16, 2008
skipvia commented on the word gemsbok
How did I miss that one, yarb/arby/bray? It must have been one of those days that there were so many comments that I couldn't keep up...
January 16, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word gemsbok
Well, I think....
Never mind. My name's too long for this page. (See yeppers.)
January 12, 2011
reesetee commented on the word gemsbok
Come along then, ruzuzu. We can hang out at pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
January 18, 2011