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• bles|bok — «BLEHS BOK», noun. a large South African antelope having a white spot on the face. ╂[< Afrikaans blesbok < Dutch bles blaze2 + bok he goat, buck] …   Useful english dictionary

• bles — bles·bok; bles·mol; col·ly·wob·bles; gib·bles; hum·bles; im·meu·bles; meu·bles; num·bles; pee·bles·shire; ris·i·bles; sham·bles; um·bles; bles; bles·buck; pee·bles; …   English syllables

• bok — blau·bok; bles·bok; bok·ma·kier·ie; bon·te·bok; bosch·bok; dui·ker·bok; gems·bok; grys·bok; jam·bok; klip·bok; reit·bok; rhe·bok; rib·bok; roo·de·bok; roo·i·bok; sjam·bok; spring·bok; steen·bok; stem·bok; bok; bok·mål; bosh·bok; …   English syllables

• blesbok — bles·bok …   English syllables

• blesbok — bles•bok [[t]ˈblɛsˌbɒk[/t]] also bles•buck [[t] ˌbʌk[/t]] n. pl. boks also bucks, (esp. collectively) bok also buck. mam a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of S Africa, having a blaze on the face • Etymology: 1815–25; < Afrik, = D bles… …   From formal English to slang

• blesbok — /bles bok /, n., pl. blesboks, (esp. collectively) blesbok. a large antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, of southern Africa, having a blaze on the face. Also, blesbuck. [1815 25; < Afrik, equiv. to D bles BLAZE2 + bok BUCK1] * * * ▪ mammal       one… …   Universalium

• Alcelaphus albifrons — Blesbok Bles bok, n. [D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African antelope ({Alcelaphus albifrons}), having a large white spot on the forehead. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blesbok — Bles bok, n. [D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African antelope ({Alcelaphus albifrons}), having a large white spot on the forehead. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• blessbok — blessbok, buck var. of bles bok, antelope …   Useful english dictionary

• blesbok — [bles′buk΄bles′bäk΄] n. pl. blesbok or blesboks [Afrik < bles, BLAZE2 + bok,BUCK1] an antelope (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi) of E South Africa, a subspecies of the bontebok, that has a large white mark on its face: also blesbuck [bles′buk΄] …   English World dictionary