guib

[ gwib, geeb ]

noun

1. bushbuck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of guib¹

First recorded in 1765–75, guib is from the French word guiba, name used by Buffon; origin obscure

Example Sentences

Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt's most powerful man behind Reluctant Dictator Na guib, rose to his full 6 ft. and snapped: "Gentlemen, let us not waste our time."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bosch-boc, or Bush-goat, is still another of the southern antelopes, which derives its name from its dwelling-place—the bushy thickets—out of which it never shows itself; and, in addition to all these, there is the Decula of Abyssinia, the Guib of the western coast, the Ingala of Natal, and the Broad-horned antelope of the Bight of Biafra.

From Project Gutenberg