Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large goat antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) of the mountains of China, Myanmar (Burma), and the Himalayas, having a broad head, a shaggy yellow-brown coat, and horns that curve back and then up at the tips.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A goat-like antelope, Budorcas taxicolor, related to the Rocky Mountain goat, found at a high altitude in the eastern Himalayas.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Himalayan
goat-antelope ,Budorcas taxicolor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I guess the perfessers succeeded in takin 'all the interest out o' the subjects for him, after the way he'd lived life, and besides he was low on money all this time.
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"Masther Jim gev special insthructions not to be later'n half-past four in takin 'y' in, sir," said the Irishman.
Mates at Billabong 1911
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I've talked to him like a brother, but it's little he sees in takin 'in his lights or flyin' false signals.
Chapter 6 1904
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I’ve talked to him like a brother, but it’s little he sees in takin’ in his lights or flyin’ false signals.
Chapter 6 2010
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I toyed with the idea of takin 'Jeff's folks to court for attempted fuckin' murder.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994
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I toyed with the idea of takin 'Jeff's folks to court for attempted fuckin' murder.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994
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He's a butt kickin ', name takin' SOB …. which is exactly what this bunch of banana's needs ..
MetsBlog.com 2009
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And Then THREE Got By Me-- brisingamen 2010
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When I Spank You With the Sparkly Paddle of Birthday Wonderfulness, You Stay Spanked! droolfangrrl 2010
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One Month Behind buggrit_1979 2010
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