Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
springbok .
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Examples
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The scent had been communicated by the spring-buck, accustomed to make its home among the sweet growths of nature.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul Milne, James, 1865- 1911
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Coming upon a young spring-buck, which had been exhausted by the pursuit, I lifted it into the saddle before me, and carried it home.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul Milne, James, 1865- 1911
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The scent had been communicated by the spring-buck, accustomed to make its home among the sweet growths of nature.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. James Milne 1908
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Coming upon a young spring-buck, which had been exhausted by the pursuit, I lifted it into the saddle before me, and carried it home.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. James Milne 1908
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Surely he must have learnt it from the lion, or the spring-buck.
She and Allan Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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a bag made of spring-buck hide in which to carry them.
Swallow: a tale of the great trek Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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