kob

[ kob, kohb ]

noun

1. an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.

kob

/ kɒb /

noun

1. any of several species of African antelope, esp Kobus kob: similar to waterbucks

Word History and Origins

Origin of kob¹

1765–75; said to be < Wolof koba

Word History and Origins

Origin of kob¹

C20: from a Niger-Congo language; compare Wolof koba, Fulani kōba

Example Sentences

Cob, kob, n. a kind of composition of clay and straw for building.—n.

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Kob kob kob, It is I, the little owl, Nim be e zhau.

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From where I stood looking at them hartebeest, kob, waterbuck, and oribi were also all in sight.

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The cob, sometimes spelled kob, however, is only an antelope, although a graceful and handsome one.

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The kob kobs are wooden clogs made to raise the feet out of the mud and water, having a little strap over the toe to keep it on the foot.

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