steinbok

[ stahyn-bok ]

noun

, plural stein·boks, (especially collectively) stein·bok.

1. steenbok.

steinbok

/ ˈstaɪnˌbɒk /

noun

1. a variant spelling of steenbok

Word History and Origins

Origin of steinbok¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

On a crag below us a steinbok stood in statuesque repose.

From New York Times

There was a fair quantity of game about; Klaas shot some klipspringer antelopes—hereabouts comparatively tame—up in the mountains, and there were koodoos, steinbok and duykers in the bushes and kopjes.

From Project Gutenberg

They ran up and found that the steinbok was already dead.

From Project Gutenberg

The former, a game little antelope of the steinbok species, takes the ground in a series of long, flying leaps, his white tail whisking like a flag of defiance.

From Project Gutenberg

Coursing steinbok with greyhounds used to be a popular sport in South Africa, but when my husband and I were in Kimberley in 1892, Mr. Fenn was establishing a pack of foxhounds.

From Project Gutenberg