rhebok

== English == === Alternative forms === reebok, rhebuck rehboc, rheeboc (archaic, given as alternative forms in Webster 1913) === Etymology === Earlier rabock, reebok, rhebuck, rheeboc, raybuck, rehboc, borrowed from Afrikaans reebok (“rhebok”), ribbok (“rhebok”), from Dutch reebok (“roebuck”), compound of ree +‎ bok, from Middle Dutch reeboc. Unetymological h present since 1775 though the spelling and pronunciation has varied greatly over the years. Doublet of roebuck. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.bɒk/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.bɑk/ (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈriː.bɔk/ === Noun === rhebok (plural rheboks) A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. ==== Synonyms ==== grey rhebok, grey rhebuck peele (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “rhebok”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “rhebok”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “rhebok”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “rhebok”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2026.