ROEBUCK

roebuck

(noun) male roe deer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Roebuck (plural Roebucks)

A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Etymology

Noun

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



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