rheeboc

3 definitions found

rheeboc - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Peele \Pee"le\ (p[=e]"l[-e]), n. (Zool.)
     A graceful and swift South African antelope (Pelea capreola
     ). The hair is woolly, and ash-gray on the back and
     sides. The horns are black, long, slender, straight, nearly
     smooth, and very sharp. Called also rheeboc, rhebuck,
     rhebok, and rehboc.
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  Reebok \Ree"bok`\ (r?"b?k`), n. [D., literally, roebuck.]
     (Zool.)
     The peele. [Written also rehboc and rheeboc.]
     [1913 Webster] re-echo

  Rheeboc \Rhee"boc\, n. [D. reebok roebuck.] (Zool.)
     The peele. [Written also reebok.]
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