rheeboc

rheeboc
Peele Pee"le, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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}, and {rehboc}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Rheeboc — Rhee boc, n. [D. reebok roebuck.] (Zo[ o]l.) The peele. [Written also {reebok}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rheeboc — Reebok Ree bok (r? b?k ), n. [D., literally, roebuck.] (Zo[ o]l.) The peele. [Written also {rehboc} and {rheeboc}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rheeboc — rhe(e)boc, bok, buck variants of reebok …   Useful english dictionary

  • reebok — Rheeboc Rhee boc, n. [D. reebok roebuck.] (Zo[ o]l.) The peele. [Written also {reebok}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peele — Pee le, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pelea capreola — Peele Pee le, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reebok — Ree bok (r? b?k ), n. [D., literally, roebuck.] (Zo[ o]l.) The peele. [Written also {rehboc} and {rheeboc}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rehboc — Peele Pee le, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rehboc — Reebok Ree bok (r? b?k ), n. [D., literally, roebuck.] (Zo[ o]l.) The peele. [Written also {rehboc} and {rheeboc}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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