† rock-buckn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, buck n.¹

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + buck n.¹ Compare stonebuck n., and also steinbock n. and its German model Steinbock.

Obsolete.

1. The ibex, Capra ibex. Cf. rock-doe n. at rock n.¹ Compounds 2b, rock-goat n. (a) at rock n.¹ Compounds 2b. rare.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > capra ibex (European ibex)

stonebuckc1000

rock-goat1574

eveck1585

stambuck1591

ibex1607

rock-buck1681

steinbock1695

bouquetin1783

mountain sheep1807

stonebuck1855

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. ii. ii. 25 A very great Horn of the Rock-Buck, or of the Ibex mas.

2. South African. Either of two antelopes that frequent rocky places: (a) the steenbok, Raphiceros campestris (rare); (b) the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus (cf. rock-goat n. (b) at rock n.¹ Compounds 2b).

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1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. xi. 164 The Steen-bok, Rock Buck, Tragulus rupestris, is about twenty-two inches high, and thirty-five long.

1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. xiii. 324 Here graceful koodoos are still found browsing, and the rock-buck perches on the highest pinnacles.

1893 A. S. Brown et al. S. Afr. 83 Klipspringer (oreotragus saltatrix; English rock-buck sometimes called the klipbok).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	rock-buck
释义	† rock-buckn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, buck n.¹ Etymology: < rock n.¹ + buck n.¹ Compare stonebuck n., and also steinbock n. and its German model Steinbock. Obsolete. 1. The ibex, Capra ibex. Cf. rock-doe n. at rock n.¹ Compounds 2b, rock-goat n. (a) at rock n.¹ Compounds 2b. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > capra ibex (European ibex) stonebuckc1000 rock-goat1574 eveck1585 stambuck1591 ibex1607 rock-buck1681 steinbock1695 bouquetin1783 mountain sheep1807 stonebuck1855 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. ii. ii. 25 A very great Horn of the Rock-Buck, or of the Ibex mas. 2. South African. Either of two antelopes that frequent rocky places: (a) the steenbok, Raphiceros campestris (rare); (b) the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus (cf. rock-goat n. (b) at rock n.¹ Compounds 2b). ΚΠ 1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. xi. 164 The Steen-bok, Rock Buck, Tragulus rupestris, is about twenty-two inches high, and thirty-five long. 1868 J. Chapman Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. xiii. 324 Here graceful koodoos are still found browsing, and the rock-buck perches on the highest pinnacles. 1893 A. S. Brown et al. S. Afr. 83 Klipspringer (oreotragus saltatrix; English rock-buck sometimes called the klipbok). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1681
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