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roebuck

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roe·buck  (rbk)
n.
A male roe deer.
roebuck [ˈrəʊˌbʌk]
n pl -bucks, -buck
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the male of the roe deer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.roebuck - male roe deerroebuck - male roe deer                        
Capreolus capreolus, roe deer - small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
Translations
roebuck [ˈrəʊbʌk] N (= male roe deer) → corzo m
roebuck [ˈrəʊˌbʌk] n → capriolo maschio
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While Ned Land, clinging to the bows, belaboured the gigantic animal with blows from his harpoon, the creature's teeth were buried in the gunwale, and it lifted the whole thing out of the water, as a lion does a roebuck.
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But see, mes garcons, on this side of the church rises the square and darkling tower of Earl Salisbury's castle, and even from here I seem to see on yonder banner the red roebuck of the Montacutes.
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