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单词 sassaby
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sassaby

[ sas-uh-bee ]
/ ˈsæs ə bi /

noun, plural sas·sa·bies.

a large, blackish-red South African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, having curved horns.

Origin of sassaby

1810–20; said to be <Tswana

Words nearby sassaby

Saskatchewanian, Saskatchewan Party, saskatoon, Sasquatch, sass, sassaby, sassafras, sassafras oil, sassafras tea, Sassanid, Sassari
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Example sentences from the Web for sassaby

  • At length, pushing on ahead, we saw before us a small antelope called a sassaby.

    My First Voyage to Southern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
  • We have a grand supper to-night,” said Alexander; “what shall I help you to—harte-beest, sassaby, or rhinoceros?

    The Mission; or Scenes in Africa|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for sassaby

sassaby
/ (ˈsæsəbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

an African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, of grasslands and semideserts, having angular curved horns and an elongated muzzle: thought to be the swiftest hoofed mammal

Word Origin for sassaby

C19: from Bantu tshêsêbê
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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