rhebok

/ˈɹiː.bɒk/

Etymology

Earlier rabock, reebok, rhebuck, rheeboc, raybuck, rehboc, borrowed from Afrikaans reebok (“rhebok”), ribbok (“rhebok”), from Dutch reebok (“roebuck”), compound of ree + bok, from Middle Dutch reeboc. Unetymological h present since 1775 though the spelling and pronunciation has varied greatly over the years. Doublet of roebuck.

rhebok means A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

rhebok is pronounced /ˈɹiː.bɒk/.

noun

A medium-sized, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, having pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.“There are also a whole lot of compounds that use 'bok': rhebok, bontebok, blesbok, gemsbok, rietbok, grysbok, bloubok ...”