roebuck

[ roh-buhk ]

noun

, plural roe·bucks, (especially collectively) roe·buck.

1. a male roe deer.

roebuck

/ ˈrəʊˌbʌk /

noun

1. the male of the roe deer

Word History and Origins

Origin of roebuck¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, roebuck is from the Middle English word robucke. See roe ², buck ¹

Example Sentences

A spokesman said: "A passing boat tried to aid the rescue and lassoed the deer, unfortunately drowning the three-year-old roebuck."

From BBC

You were always able to roebuck and rewrite your part.

From Los Angeles Times

The Doctor thinks it the horn of a roebuck, or of the Ibex mas.

From Project Gutenberg

The walls are hung with trophies of sport, a forest of stags' horns, including wild fallow, wapiti, red-deer, chamois, and roebuck.

From Project Gutenberg

Archie knew every yard of country, and he rather liked heading his Lilliputian nag right away for a knoll or precipice, and bounding off it like a roebuck or Scottish deerhound.

From Project Gutenberg