roebuck
(noun) male roe deer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Roebuck (plural Roebucks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roebuck is the 6638th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5100 individuals. Roebuck is most common among White (66.8%) and Black/African American (24.33%) individuals.
roebuck (plural roebucks)
A male roe deer.
Source: Wiktionary
Roe"buck`, n. Etym: [1st roe + buck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capræa) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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