roebuck

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English

Etymology

From Middle English roobukke; equivalent to roe +‎ buck (male deer). Doublet of rhebok.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.bʌk/
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Noun

roebuck (plural roebucks)

  1. A male roe deer.
    • 1807, “Cadyow Castle”, in The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, volume 4, Walter Scott:
      From the thick copse the roebucks bound,
      The startled red-deer scuds the plain []

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