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- proper noun A member of
South Africa 's nationalrugby union team ("the Springboks").
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Examples
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Steyn steers Bulls to third Super 14 title Springbok fly-half Morne Steyn bagged 20 points as the Bulls defeated the Stormers in Soweto to win a third Super 14 title in four seasons.
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He said if the Springbok was a symbol of oppression, then the ANC should be asked why it was applying selective amnesia regarding apartheid era symbols.
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For him, the Springbok was a symbol of oppression.
An Autobiography Heyns, Penny & Lemke, Gary 2002
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There was a vessel called the Springbok that was seized about 150 miles east of Nassau, a British barque laden with goods that were not contraband, to speak of.
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In the new IUCN report the Springbok is the only antelope species with a rising population.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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In the new IUCN report the Springbok is the only antelope species with a rising population.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Butana Komphela, proclaimed, with a fair degree of arrogance, that he could not find one piece of empirical evidence to support the notion that the Springbok was a unifying force within South Africa.
Muti 2008
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If anything the Springbok has been a unifying source of pride to this country, Luke can go to hell, if he feels so strongly about the bok jersey he should voluntarily give it to one of the many players of colour who would proudly wear it.
Muti 2008
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The Springbok is a lot more than a sporting emblem.
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Butana Komphela, proclaimed, with a fair degree of arrogance, that he could not find one piece of empirical evidence to support the notion that the Springbok was a unifying force within South Africa.
Muti 2008
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