reebok

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English

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Noun

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reebok (plural reeboks)

  1. Alternative spelling of rhebok
    • 1905, Bertram Mitford, A Frontier Mystery, page 106:
      A reebok was tied behind his saddle and Jan Boom was carrying the carcase of a klipspringer, and a few unconsidered trifles in the way of partridges.

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Etymology

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From Dutch reebok, from Middle Dutch reeboc. Equivalent to ree (roe) +‎ bok (goat, antelope).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪə̯.bɔk/
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Noun

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reebok (plural reebokke)

  1. roe

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch reeboc. Equivalent to ree (roe) +‎ bok (buck).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.bɔk/
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  • Hyphenation: ree‧bok

Noun

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reebok m (plural reebokken, diminutive reebokje n)

  1. roebuck
  2. (obsolete, South Africa) an antelope native to southern Africa