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rhebuck

rhebuck is the alternative spelling of rhebok.

Meaning of rhebok

Noun

rhebok (plural rheboks)

  1. A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.
    • There are also a whole lot of compounds that use 'bok': rhebok, bontebok, blesbok, gemsbok, rietbok, grysbok, bloubok ...2011, Rajend Mesthrie, Eish, But is it English?, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    grey rhebok, grey rhebuck, peele

Forms of rhebuck

pluralrhebucks

Questions about rhebuck

What is rhebuck the alternative spelling of?
Rhebuck is the alternative spelling of rhebok.

Words near rhebuck in the dictionary

  1. Rheaume
  2. Rheaumes
  3. Rheban
  4. rhebok
  5. rheboks
  6. rhebuck
  7. rhebucks
  8. Rheda
  9. rhedarium
  10. rhedariums
  11. Rheden

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